Sugandha Ganesh More v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Principal Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Sugandha Ganesh More v. State of Maharashtra & Ors., Writ Petition No. 15919 of 2024, Bombay High Court, decided 17 July 2025 (Ghuge & Ankhad JJ.). Education service proposal matter: objections by Education Officer (Secondary), Raigad Zilla Parishad, Alibag in order dated 22.12.2023 treated as notice, not rejection; proposal dated 02.08.2023 restored to Respondent No.5; Management granted opportunity to cure deficiencies and file revised proposal with documents within 30 days; reasoned order required within 45 days per due procedure; Shalarth ID grant procedure if proposal accepted; liberty to challenge rejection; no opinion on petitioner's claim; rule discharged.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed off with directions: impugned order dated 22.12.2023 not treated as rejection of the proposal dated 02.08.2023; proposal restored to the file of Respondent No.5; contents of the impugned order treated as a notice; Management to file a revised proposal with the documents asked for (with written submissions and case law if desired) within 30 days; Respondent No.5 to pass a reasoned order on the revised proposal within 45 days following due procedure; no view expressed on the Petitioner's claim; liberty to seek remedies if rejected; due procedure for grant of Shalarth ID to the Petitioner if accepted; Rule discharged.