Manjusha D/O Sidram Painapalle v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition 10145 of 2025, Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench, decided 09.09.2025, per court (Manish Pitale and Y.G. Khobragade, JJ.). Petitioner Manjusha d/o Sidram Painapalle sought mandamus-style direction to Deputy Director of Education (respondent No.2) to decide her appeal dated 16.04.2025 against Education Officer's order dated 08.01.2025 within stipulated time. Court applied Clause 4(15) of Government Resolution dated 27.03.2024 (six-month outer limit for appellate decision after proper hearing); appeal directed to be decided on or before 31.10.2025; petition partly allowed. Keywords: education department appeal, appellate timeline, Government Resolution 27.03.2024, Clause 4(15), Zilla Parishad, Education Officer (Primary), Nanded/Latur amendment, service dispensed respondents 4 and 5.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2 - Deputy Director of Education to decide the petitioner's pending appeal on or before 31.10.2025; leave to amend granted to correct respondent No.3's designation; notice to respondent Nos.4 and 5 dispensed with; pending applications, if any, disposed of.