Nutan Nivrutti Gore and Anr. v. State of Maha. Thr. Sec. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch disposal of writ petitions (WP(ST) Nos. 16110, 16406, 16408 of 2025; WP No. 12778 of 2023; WP Nos. 279, 280, 281, 282, 1604, 1605, 7511, 8088, 17008 of 2024) by Assistant Teachers in Maharashtra seeking approval of appointments in Unaided/Aided Section schools; directions to Education Officer Secondary/Primary and Zilla Parishad authorities; 120-day timeline for reasoned orders; service of passed orders within 21 days by Speed Post (AD); Shalarth ID initiation; liberty to challenge adverse orders; proposals pending since 2016.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed with directions to the Education Officer Secondary / Education Officer Primary to take up the pending approval proposals expeditiously, meticulously verify records after giving the Management an opportunity to remove deficiencies, pass reasoned orders within 120 days (no extension of time), serve copies of any orders already passed within 21 days by Speed Post (AD), leave aggrieved parties free to pursue remedies permissible in law against adverse orders, and initiate Shalarth ID steps expeditiously where proposals are accepted.