Arjun Vitthal Chavan v. the State of Maharashtra through the Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Couple-convenience inter-district transfer; Zilla Parishad school employees; medical grounds (severe diabetes, kidney failure, dialysis, kidney transplant); cancellation of transfer from Solapur to Sangli; vacancies only in open category; undertakings — no future inter-district transfer until superannuation and waiver of reservation benefits; general transfers April/May 2025; transfer to Solapur in Open category from academic year June 2025; Bombay High Court; Ghuge and Bhobe JJ.; Writ Petition No. 18829 of 2024; petition disposed with directions.
What did the court decide?
Solapur Zilla Parishad directed to consider cancellation of the Petitioner's transfer to Sangli in the general transfers of April/May 2025, with the Petitioner to be transferred to Solapur in the Open category from the academic year June, 2025 onwards, subject to his undertakings not to seek further inter-district transfer until superannuation and not to claim reservation benefits.