Damodhar S/O Motiram Bhadekar and Others v. State of Maharashtra Thr. Chief Secretary, Ministry of Industries State of Maha., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Short-order writ petition (W.P. No.3317/2024, Bombay HC Nagpur Bench, decided 10/12/2025) in which petitioners sought only a judicial direction compelling respondent no.1 (State of Maharashtra) to act on their undetermined representation of 12.07.2023. Court heard counsel and disposed of the petition with time-bound directions: decide the representation in accordance with law within eight weeks of the order being produced, communicate the decision within two weeks thereafter, with counsel's undertaking to serve the order. No statute, section or precedent cited; relevant for cases concerning representations/petitions to public authorities left unanswered and mandamus-style time-bound directions.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of by directing respondent no.1 to decide the petitioners' representation dated 12.07.2023 in accordance with law within eight weeks of production of the order; decision to be communicated to the petitioners within two weeks thereafter; learned counsel for the petitioners undertook to serve the order on the concerned respondent within two weeks.