Rushikesh Suresh Hiray v. the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court writ petitions 1455/1457/1484 of 2025 common order 26-02-2025; petitioners Rushikesh Suresh Hiray, Nanda Ashok Arote, Mahesh Pandit Sarode; State of Maharashtra; Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad Nashik; proposals rejected despite listed deficiencies; quashing of impugned orders to enable removal of deficiencies; revised proposal within 45 days; deficiencies treated as intimation; fresh meticulous verification per law and Government Resolutions; reasoned order within 30 days; merits left open, contentions kept open; Sanjeev Kumar Deore for petitioners; P.P. Kakade Addl. GP for State; Coram Ghuge & Bhobe JJ.; partly allowed.
What did the court decide?
The three Writ Petitions are partly allowed: the impugned orders are quashed solely to enable the Management to remove the deficiencies and submit a revised proposal to the Education Officer within 45 days; the Education Officer is to re-verify strictly according to law and applicable Government Resolutions and pass a reasoned order within 30 days of receipt; no opinion is expressed on the merits and all contentions are kept open.