Jankalyan Gramin Vikas Mandal Pangri Through Its President v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Principal Its Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 102 WRIT PETITION NO.13271 OF 2023 JANKALYAN GRAMIN VIKAS MANDAL PANGRI THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for Petitioners :Mr. N. P. Patil Jamalpurkar AGP for Respondents State: Mr. V. M. Kagne

CORAM

: RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ.

DATE : 25th October, 2023 ORDER:

1.

The Petitioner prays that the proposal for registration under section 41 of the Juvenile Justice ( Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, pending before the competent authority, be decided within a time frame.

2.

Reliance is placed upon the order passed by this Court dated 8th December, 2022 in Writ Petition No. 11786/2022. This Court had relied upon the view taken in Mother Teresa Balakashram Vs. State of Maharashtra and others, vide judgment dated 08.09.2022 delivered in Writ Petition No. 7821 of 2022.

3.

The learned AGP submits that in this case there has been no rejection.

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In view of the above, we direct the concerned authorities to consider the proposal of the Petitioner strictly in the light of the provisions of the 2015 Act and the guidelines set out in Mother Teresa Balakashram (supra). Let such decision be taken on the merits of the application, within 120 days.

5.

With the above directions, this Writ Petition is disposed off. ( Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J. ) ( RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J. ) JPChavan