Shikshan Vikas Mandal, Kadus and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Dept. of Education and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Shikshan Vikas Mandal Kadus versus State of Maharashtra; Writ Petition No. 17943 of 2024, Bombay High Court, decided 16 April 2025 (Ghuge & Bhobe, JJ.). Education approvals; fraud and manufacturing of documents; Government Resolution dated 23 August 2017; Deputy Director of Education, Pune; Education Officer (Respondent No.2); earlier orders dated 28 June 2023 (IA 7764 of 2023) and 20 June 2024 in Writ Petition No. 7984 of 2023; ad-interim order dated 10 December 2024; referral/intimation communication dated 27 January 2025; order in Writ Petition No. 10133 of 2016 (review absent power; fraud vitiates order); stakeholders to appear 5 May 2025 at 11:00 a.m.; proceedings to close within 60 days; reasoned order within further 30 days; no notice to bystanders or strangers triggering complaints; liberty to avail legal remedies; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: all stakeholders to appear before Respondent No.2 on 5th May, 2025 at 11:00 a.m.; Respondent No.2 to grant reasonable opportunity of hearing, close the proceedings within 60 days from 5th May, 2025, and pass a reasoned order within the next 30 days; no notice to bystanders or strangers triggering complaints; aggrieved persons free to avail remedies permissible in law.