Prashantkumar Namdev Sakhare and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra , School Edu. and Sports Dept. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch of 13 writ petitions, Bombay High Court, decided 7 May 2025 by Ravindra V. Ghuge & Ashwin D. Bhobe, JJ. Assistant Teachers in Maharashtra schools sought directions for disposal of long-pending proposals for approval of appointments (some pending since 2016). Petitions disposed of with directions to Education Officer Secondary/Primary: reasoned orders within 120 days after meticulous verification and opportunity to Management to remove deficiencies; no extension of time; service of any orders already passed within 21 days by Speed Post (AD); liberty to challenge adverse orders; Shalarth ID steps on acceptance. Useful for: approval of appointment proposals, education officer timelines, mandamus-type directions, Shalarth ID. No statutes or precedents cited; no impugned order; monetary quantum nil.
What did the court decide?
Directions to the Education Officer Secondary / Education Officer Primary to take up the pending approval proposals expeditiously, meticulously verify records, give the Management an opportunity to remove deficiencies and pass reasoned orders within 120 days (no extension of time to be granted); copies of any orders already passed to be served on the Management and Petitioners within 21 days by Speed Post (AD); liberty to aggrieved parties to avail legal remedies against adverse orders; expeditious initiation of Shalarth ID steps where a proposal is accepted.