Santoshkumar Shankar Raut and Ors. v. the State of Maharashta Throu. the Sec. Dept of School Education and Sports and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Transferability of Zilla Parishad employees with less than 5 years at a location; inclusion in transferable list challenged; Clause 1.10, Government Resolution dated 18.6.2024; earlier Government Resolutions dated 7.4.2021, 13.1.2023, 14.3.2023, 21.6.2023; 'couple convenience' exception; Zilla Parishad to scrutinize records and assess eligibility; transfer orders only to eligible candidates; relieving orders withheld pending scrutiny; three weeks' time granted; petition disposed. Bench: Ravindra V. Ghuge and Ashwin D. Bhobe, JJ. Counsel: Suresh Pakale, Senior Advocate, with Nilesh Desai (Petitioners); P.N. Diwan, AGP (State); Mayuri P. Anbhavane i/b Ashwin R. Kapadnis (Pune ZP).
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of on the basis of the Zilla Parishad's statement: it will scrutinize each Petitioner's case against records, assess eligibility/transferability, issue transfer orders only to those found eligible, exclude Petitioners not due for transfer under the G.R. dated 18.6.2024 from the transferable list, and not issue relieving orders until such decision; three weeks' time granted to complete the exercise.