Vinod Vilas Mhalunge Thr. Poa. Vijay Ramchandra Potdar and Another v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 12539 of 2025; High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur; Vinod Vilas Mhalunge through POA Vijay Ramchandra Potdar and anr. v. The State of Maharashtra and ors.; order dated 14 January 2026; coram R.G. Avachat and Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ.; petition disposed of with directions; petitioner's representation/proposal to be decided by concerned authority on its own merits within sixteen weeks; personal hearing if needed; petitioner to submit documents and evidence substantiating claim; advocates: Chinmay Deshpande (petitioners), R.P. Kadam Panel-B (respondents); no statutes or cases cited.
What did the court decide?
Directions that the concerned authority decide the petitioner's representation/proposal on its own merits within sixteen weeks of receipt of a copy of the order, with liberty to call the petitioner for personal hearing if needed; petitioner to submit supporting documents and evidence.