Prajakta Sujit Ghorpade (Nee Megha Madhukar Pawar) v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary, School Edu. and Sports Dept. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Assistant Teacher appointment approval pending; Deputy Director of Education Kolhapur Region; proposal dated 18 February 2022 unanswered; Shalarth ID and salary release upon approval; time-bound directions (4 weeks filing, 8 weeks decision); writ petition disposed with contentions open; Prajakta Sujit Ghorpade nee Megha Madhukar Pawar; M. S. Karnik & Ajit B. Kadethankar JJ.; 05-12-2025; Writ Petition 13070/2024.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner and school management to file a comprehensive representation/claim proposal with the Deputy Director of Education, Kolhapur Region within 4 weeks; the Deputy Director to decide it within 8 weeks thereafter (in any case within 8 weeks of receipt) on its own merits, calling for clarifications if deficiencies are found; upon approval, respondent No.2 to include the petitioner in the Shalarth system, issue a Shalarth ID, and the respondent authority to pay salary; all contentions kept open.