Sachin Kashinath Gambhire v. the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Dept. of Edu. and Sports and Ors.
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Bombay High Court, Writ Petition No. 17397 of 2024 heard along with Writ Petition No. 17400 of 2024; Sachin Kashinath Gambire and Kapil Prakash Deshmukh v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.; decided 07-10-2025 by Ravindra V. Ghuge and Ashwin D. Bhobe, JJ. Key terms: TET, C-TET qualification, salary grants, State Exchequer, Zilla Parishad, Competent Authority, TET Exam Result Scam 2018-2019, 60-day scrutiny. Held: teachers ineligible for salary payment from State Exchequer until acquiring TET/C-TET qualification; C-TET-qualified petitioners not involved in the 2018-2019 scam entitled to grant-proportionate salaries only from dates of acquiring TET/C-TET qualification. Precedents engaged: Sagar Gopichand Bahire (WP 4904 of 2020) - followed; Anjuman Ishaat-E-Taleem Trust (CA 1385 of 2025, SC, 01-09-2025) and Sagar Dattatray Chorghe (WP 7943 of 2023) - relied on. Outcome: petitions disposed of with directions to Zilla Parishad and Competent Authority.