38-WP-102444-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 10244 OF 2026 Ethiqual Global Private Limited ..Petitioner Versus Union of India …Respondent Mr. Aakash Joshi, with Ravi Bhardwaj, Amarjit Prasad and Amruta Pendalkar, for the Petitioner. CORAM: N. J. JAMADAR, J. DATE : 24th AUGUST 2026 P.C.: 1. A limited prayer in this Petition is to direct Respondent No.3, the Micro And Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, to hear and decide an Application No. UDYAM-MH-26-0079461/M/00001 under Section 18 of the Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (“MSME Act”), as expeditiously as possible. 2. Without delving into the correctness of the grievances in the Application and in view of the statutory mandate as to time-frame contained in the MSME Act, the Petition stands disposed with a request to Respondent No.3 to hear and decide the Application No. UDYAM- MH-26-0079461/M/00001, as expeditiously as possible and, preferably, within a period of three months from 7th September 2026; on which day ARS 1/2 ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Digitally signed by ARUN RAMCHANDRA SANKPAL Date: 2026.08.26 09:27:50 +0530 38-WP-102444-2026.DOC the Petitioner shall appear before the the Micro And Small Enterprises Facilitation Council. 3. The Petitioner shall intimate the Respondents about today’s order and shall serve a copy of this order on the Respondents before the Micro And Small Enterprises Facilitation Council, as well. 4. Petition disposed. [N. J. JAMADAR, J.] ARS 2/2