Geetanjali Vinayak Karanjavkar v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary, School Edu. and Sports Dept. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction), Writ Petition No. 12543 of 2024, decided 05.12.2025 by M. S. Karnik and Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ.; petitioner Geetanjali Vinayak Karanjavkar (Assistant Teacher, appointed 06.02.2017, OBC, M.Sc. B.Ed.) sought directions for approval of appointment; proposals of 22.08.2022 and 13.09.2022 pending before Deputy Director of Education, Kolhapur Region; petition disposed with time-bound directions (4 weeks to submit representation, 8 weeks to decide), Shalarth system enrolment/Shalarth ID and salary on approval; all contentions kept open; counsel: Prashant Bhavake (petitioner), A.A. Naik AGP (State).
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner and school management to submit a comprehensive representation/claim proposal for approval of appointment to the Deputy Director of Education, Kolhapur Region within 4 weeks; Deputy Director of Education to decide it within 8 weeks thereafter on its own merits and per prevailing law, and in any case within 8 weeks of receipt, calling for clarification/resolution of any deficiencies; upon approval, respondent No.2 to include petitioner's name in the Shalarth system, issue Shalarth ID, and salary to be issued accordingly; all contentions kept open.