Sunil Arjun Navale v. the State of Maharashtra Thr. the Secretary School Education and Sports Dep. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Sunil Arjun Navale v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., Writ Petition No. 15955 of 2024, Bombay High Court, decided July 17, 2025 (Ghuge & Ankhad, JJ.). Education Officer (Secondary), Raigad Zilla Parishad; impugned order dated 22.12.2023 raising objections; proposal dated 09.01.2023 restored to file of Respondent No.5 and order treated as notice, not rejection; Management to file revised proposal with documents, written submissions and case law within 30 days; reasoned order by Respondent No.5 within 45 days; Shalarth ID; no opinion expressed on petitioner's claim; rule discharged.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed with directions: (i) the impugned order dated 22.12.2023 is not to be treated as rejection of the proposal dated 09.01.2023, which stands restored to the file of Respondent No.5; (ii) its contents to be treated as a notice to the Management, which shall revise the proposal, place the documents asked for, and may add written submissions and case law, completing the exercise within 30 days; (iii) Respondent No.5 to follow due procedure and pass a reasoned order within 45 days; (iv) no view expressed on the Petitioner's claim, Respondent No.5 to decide independently; (v) if rejected, aggrieved parties free to avail permissible remedies; if accepted, authorities to follow due procedure for grant of Shalarth ID to the Petitioner. Rule discharged.