← Library
Bombay High CourtWP/1980/2026disposedoff

Abdul Salam S/O Abdul Gaffar v. The Managing Director, Maharashtra State Electricity Distri. Co. Ltd., Nagpur And Others

2026-03-13Hon'Ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Raj D. Wakode2 pages

1 wp 1980.26.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR Writ Petition No.1980/2026 Abdul Salam V Managing Director, MSEDCL, Nagpur and others - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ---------------------------- Mr. N.R. Kanungo, Advocate for petitioner.

CORAM : Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode, JJ .

DATE : 13-03-2026.

Heard Mr. Kanungo, learned Counsle for the petitioner. 2.

Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the punishment order dated 03-02-2006 passed by the respondent no.2 was immediately challenged by the petitioner in appeal before the Executive Director, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited on 04-03-2006. The aforesaid appeal is on record at page 47 at Annexure P-11. Learned Counsel submits that even after the passage of almost 20 years now the aforesaid appeal is not yet decided by the respondent no.1.

3.

In view of the above, we dispose of the present writ petition with direction to the respondent no.1 to decide the aforesaid appeal filed by the petitioner within a stipulated period of eight weeks from the date of production of order of this order. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within two weeks from the date of decision.

2 wp 1980.26.odt 4.

Respondent no.1 is further directed to grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner, if required, before taking such decision in accordance with law and on its own merits. 5.

Writ petition is accordingly disposed of.

(Raj D. Wakode, J.) (Anil S. Kilor, J.) Deshmukh Signed by: Mr. S.Deshmukh Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 13/03/2026 17:50:58