Snehal Raosaheb Koli and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary, School Edu. and Sports Dept. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WP 19117 of 2024; High Court of Judicature at Bombay; Snehal Raosaheb Koli & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.; decided 11 July 2025; Ghuge & Ankhad, JJ.; Education Officer (Primary), Kolhapur Zilla Parishad; impugned order dated 15.07.2024; proposal dated 14.02.2024; objections; opportunity to explain deficiencies / additional documents; order treated as notice, not rejection; proposal restored to Respondent No.3's file; revised proposal within 30 days; reasoned order within 45 days; Shalarth ID; liberty to pursue remedies; petition partly allowed.
What did the court decide?
Petition partly allowed: the impugned order dated 15.07.2024 is not to be treated as rejection of the proposal dated 14.02.2024, which stands restored to the file of Respondent No.3; the order's contents are to be treated as a notice; the Management is to file a revised proposal with the required documents (and, if desired, written submissions and case law) within 30 days, and Respondent No.3 is to pass a reasoned order within 45 days thereafter; no view expressed on the merits of the claim.