Neha Nitin Raje v. the Education Officer Z.P Ratnagiri
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 13012 of 2024, Neha Nitin Raje v. Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad, Ratnagiri; interim directions dated 25 June 2025 (coram M.S. Sonak & Jitendra Jain, JJ.; order signed by Jitendra Jain, J). Teacher's appointment — Clock Hour Basis (CHB) versus regular appointment in Secondary Section; management's refusal to seek departmental approval alleged malicious; police complaint against petitioner; Education Officer's communication dated 18 June 2025 restraining coercive action; interim relief: attendance and signing of muster roll, offer of CHB work without prejudice; matter to be listed before Regular Bench (earlier assigned to bench of Ravindra V. Ghuge, J.); pleadings incomplete.
What did the court decide?
Interim arrangement pending the Regular Bench: Petitioner permitted to attend the school and sign the muster roll; any Clock Hour Basis work to be offered to her; arrangement strictly without prejudice to both sides' rights and contentions; liberty to either counsel to apply before the Regular Bench for urgent listing; all concerned to act on an authenticated copy of the order.