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Vithoba Shivram Gavit and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary School Education Dept. and Ors.

Bombay HC24 Sept 2025WP/12487/2025

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What is this about?

Maharashtra inter-district transfer challenge; GR dated 07/04/2021; Zilla Parishad Nashik; School Education Department; intra-district policy; fresh 2024 transfer policy; writ petitions disposed as infructuous; interim protection dated 07/06/2023 lapsed; IA No. 14612 of 2024; Bombay High Court; Ghuge & Bhobe JJ.; no merits adjudication.

What did the court decide?

None; the Writ Petitions were disposed of as infructuous and pending Interim Applications were disposed of as not surviving. ¶34

Vithoba Shivram Gavit and Ors. vs the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary School Education Dept. and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Digitally signed GAYATRIRAJENDRASHIMPI by GAYATRIRAJENDRASHIMPIDate:2025.09.25 11:06:31 +0530

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 1822 OF 2023

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Dilip G Datre & Ors. … Petitioners Versus Zilla Parishad, Nashik Through Chief Executive Officer And Ors. … Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4325 OF 2023 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO. 14612 OF 2024 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 4325 OF 2023 Ratana Yashwant Khade … Petitioners Versus The State Of Maharashtra Thr. The Secretary School Education Dept. And Ors … Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5492 OF 2023 Nirmala Jayaram Dighe … petitioners Versus State of Maha. Thr. Sec. School Education And Ors. … Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4802 OF 2023 Dipak Dadaji Shewale And Ors. … Petitioners Versus Zilla Parishad Nashik Thr. Chief Executive Officer & Ors. … Respondents

Gayatri Shimpi

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5402 OF 2023

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Parvata Govinda Gilande … Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra Thr. The Secretary And Ors … Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5403 OF 2023 Prashant Dadaji Shewale & Ors. … Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra Thr. The Secretary And Ors … Respondents

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5405 OF 2023 Ramesh Raghunath Gohil & Ors. … Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. … Respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 12487 OF 2023 Vithoba Shivram Gavit And Ors. … Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra Thr. The Secretary School Education Dept. & Ors. … Respondents

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Mr. Anilkumar Patil a/w Mrs. Zeel Jain, Advocates for the Petitioner in WP No. 1822 of 2023 and WP No. 4802 of 2023.

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Mr. Pradeep Gole, Advocate for Petitioner in WP No. 4325 of 2023, WP No. 5492 of 2023, WP No. 5402 of 2023, WP No. 5403 of 2023, WP No. 12487 of 2023, WP No. 5405 of 2023.

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Mr. Rohit Sakhadeo, Advocate in all Respondents – Nashik Zilla Parishad

Gayatri Shimpi

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Mr. P. P. Kakade, Addl. GP in WP No. 1822 of 2023.

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Ms. Priyanka Chavan, AGP for Respondent in WP No. 4325 of 2023. Mr. S. H. Kankal, AGP for Respondent in WP No. 5492 of 2023. Ms. Nisha Mehra AGP for Respondent in WP No. 4802 of 2023. Mr. P. N. Diwan, AGP for Respondent in WP No. 5402 of 2023. Mr. R. A. Salunkhe, Advocate for Respondent in WP No. 5403 of 2023. Mr. A. R. Deolekar, Advocate for Respondent in WP No. 5405 of 2023. Mr. D. S. Deshmukh, Advocate for Respondent in WP No. 12487 of 2025.

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CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

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DATE : 24^th SEPTEMBER, 2025

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P.C. :

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The learned Advocates for the Petitioners jointly submit that there is no dispute that the Petitioners’ were earlier protected by this Court in earlier proceedings vide an Interim Order dated 07/06/2023. The said protection has lost its efficacy, in view of the fact that the earlier inter-district transfers, which are the subject matter of these Petitions, were with regard to the 2021 transfers in pursuance of the GR dated 07/04/2021. The said transfer exercise is now concluded. Presently,

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the Petitioners would be governed by the recent policy of the State Government and all these Petitions are, therefore, rendered infructuous.

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The Zilla Parishad has tendered a detailed affidavit-in-reply with documents, in five matters. Shri Sakhadeo, the learned Advocate

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Gayatri Shimpi 3

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submits that the stand of the Zilla Parishad is identical in all these matters. The said affidavit may be considered as its reply in all the matters. It is in the said affidavit-in-reply that the Zilla Parishad has stated that though by way of principle, the Intra-District Policy is continued till this date, a fresh policy is devised and these Petitioners would now be covered by the fresh policy as and when the 2024 policy will be applied.

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In view of the above, as these Petitions are rendered infructuous, all these Writ Petitions stand disposed off. Pending Interim Applications, if any, would not survive and stand disposed off.

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(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)

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Gayatri Shimpi

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