Nanda Ashok Arote v. the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court common order, 26-02-2025, WP Nos. 1455/1457/1484 of 2025; selected employees (Hiray, Arote, Sarode) challenge Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad Nashik orders that listed deficiencies yet rejected their proposals; writ petitions partly allowed; impugned orders quashed to permit removal of deficiencies; revised proposal to Education Officer within 45 days; fresh meticulous verification under law and Government Resolutions; reasoned order within 30 days; merits and contentions kept open; no opinion on merits; original selection files returned to advocate Deore in open Court; respondent-State represented by Addl.GP P.P.Kakade with AGPs Diwan/Kapre/Gavhane.
What did the court decide?
All three Writ Petitions partly allowed; impugned orders quashed only to enable the Management to remove the deficiencies and submit a revised proposal to the Education Officer within 45 days; the Education Officer to verify afresh per law and applicable Government Resolutions and pass a reasoned order within 30 days; contentions on merits kept open.