Ashok Somnath Swami and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Zilla Parishad teachers were reverted from Trained Graduate Teacher to Assistant Teacher by orders of the Chief Executive Officer without any opportunity of hearing. The High Court quashed the reversion orders for breach of natural justice, allowed the petitions, and held that the same relief should be extended to similarly situated teachers who had not approached the Court.
What did the court decide?
Impugned reversion orders dated 14 December 2017 quashed and set aside; petitions allowed, Rule made absolute; relief extended to similarly situated teachers named in the impugned orders.