Swargiya Radhabai Dorlikar Shikshan Sanstha, Nagpur Thr. President and Others v. Deputy Director of Education, Nagpur Division, Nagpur and Another

Bombay HC20 Sept 2025WP/4439/2023

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What is this about?

Shalarth I.D. refusal; ban on recruitment plea; approved appointment against retirement vacancy (Smt. Kamini Meshram); Deputy Director of Education Nagpur Division; Education Officer approval in force; staffing justification available on portal; vacant Class-IV post; Writ Petition No. 4439 of 2023; order dated 02/12/2022 quashed; direction to grant Shalarth I.D. within four weeks; W.P. No.6568/2023 and W.P. No.920/2023 relied on.

What did the court decide?

Impugned order dated 02/12/2022 quashed and set aside; Respondent No.1 - Deputy Director of Education, Nagpur Division, Nagpur directed to grant Shalarth I.D. to Petitioner No.3 within four weeks; Assistant Government Pleader to communicate the order; no order as to costs. ¶¶24

Swargiya Radhabai Dorlikar Shikshan Sanstha, Nagpur Thr. President and Others Vs Deputy Director of Education, Nagpur Division, Nagpur and Another — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Deputy Director of Education could refuse to grant a Shalarth I.D. to Petitioner No.3 on the ground of a State Government ban on recruitment, despite the appointment having been made against an existing vacancy and duly approved by the Education Department.

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Court's answer

A vacant post of Class-IV employee exists, as is clear from the staffing justification document at Annexure-1.

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Ratio / Principle

The contention that the staffing justification was not available at the relevant time has no substance, as the document at Annexure-1 issued by the Education Officer himself shows that these documents are available on the portal of the Education Officer.

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Key takeaways

The plea of ban on recruitment is not available to the Respondent where vacancies were already in existence, in terms of this Court's judgment in Writ Petition No.6568/2023 relied upon by the court.ratio¶¶17
Where approval has been granted by the Education Officer, which is not disputed and still in force, the Deputy Director of Education cannot refuse to include the employee's name in the Shalarth ID for the purpose of disbursing salary, in terms of this Court's judgment in Writ Petition No.920/2023 relied upon by the court.ratio¶¶21

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Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (M. S. Jawalkar, J.) allowed Writ Petition No. 4439 of 2023 and quashed the order dated 02/12/2022 of the Deputy Director of Education, Nagpur Division, refusing to grant a Shalarth I.D. to Petitioner No.3, who had been appointed on 31/03/2015 against a vacancy created by the retirement of Smt. Kamini Meshram and whose appointment stood approved by the Education Department. Held: (i) the staffing justification at Annexure-1 showed an existing vacant post of Class-IV employee and was available on the Education Officer's portal, so the plea of non-availability failed; (ii) the plea of ban on recruitment is not available where vacancies were already in existence (Writ Petition No.6568/2023 relied on); (iii) where the Education Officer's approval is undisputed and in force, the Deputy Director of Education cannot refuse inclusion of the employee's name in the Shalarth ID for salary disbursement (Writ Petition No.920/2023 relied on). The Deputy Director was directed to grant the Shalarth I.D. within four weeks. No order as to costs.

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2025:BHC-NAG:9746-DB

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Judgment

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

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WRIT PETITION NO. 4439 OF 2023

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1)	Swargiya Radhabai Dorlikar Shikshan Sanstha, Nagpur 235, New Subhedar Lay out, Hudkeshwar Road, Nagpur, through its President,
2)	Ravi Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Kalmana, Nagpur through its Headmaster.
3)	Chetan Ramchandra Adamane, Aged about 31 years, Occ.- Service, R/o. C/o. Ravi Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Kalmana, Nagpur. …. PETITIONERS
	//VERSUS //
1)	Deputy director of Education, Nagpur Division, Nagpur.
2)	The Education Officer(Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nagpur. ….RESPONDENTS
	Mr. P. N. Shende, Advocate for Petitioners. Mr. J. Y. Ghurde, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondents.
	CORAM : MRS. M. S. JAWALKAR AND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ .
	DATE :20 th SEPTEMBER, 2025.

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Judgment

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ORAL JUDGMENT :- (Per : M. S. JAWALKAR, J.)

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Heard. Rule . Rule is made returnable forthwith.

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Matter is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission by consent of the parties and at the request of parties.

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By this Writ Petition, the Petitioners are challenging the order dated 02/12/2022, passed by Respondent No.1 – Deputy Director of Education, Nagpur Division, Nagpur.

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It is the contention of the Petitioners that Petitioner No.3 came to be appointed on 31/03/2015 by following the due procedure for appointment. The said appointment was duly approved by the Education Department. There are no complaints whatsoever against the Petitioner No.3. The Petitioner No.2 submitted a Proposal to the Respondent No.1 for grant of Shalarth I.D. for the purposes of inclusion of the name of Petitioner No.3 in salary bills. However, the Respondent No.1 Deputy Director of Education, Nagpur refused to grant the Shalarth I.D. in favour of the Petitioner No.3 for the reason that there is a ban imposed by the State Government.

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Judgment

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From the document at Annexure-1 – Staffing

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justification, it is clear that there is a vacant post of Class-IV employee. Though it is contended by the learned Assistant Government Pleader that staffing justification was not available at the relevant time, however, the document at Annexure-1 issued by the Education Officer himself, clearly shows that these documents are very much available on the portal of the Education Officer. As such, there is no substance in this ground. Secondly, the learned Counsel for the Petitioners relied on the Judgment in Writ Petition No.6568/2023 (Arunodaya Bahuudeshiya Vikas Sanstha, Nagpur through its Secretary & Ors. Vs. Deputy Director of Education, Nagpur Division & Anr.) dated 04/04/2024, wherein this Court held that the plea of ban on recruitment is clearly not available to the Respondent as vacancies were already in existence.

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The learned Counsel for the Petitioner also placed reliance on the Judgment in Writ Petition No.920/2023 (Anjuman Taraqqi E Urdu, Digras & Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.) with connected matters dated 18/08/2025,

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Judgment

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wherein it is held that when the approval has been granted by the Education Officer, which is not disputed and still in force, the Deputy Director of Education cannot refuse to include the names of the Petitioners in the Shalarth ID for the purpose of disbursing of their salary. Admittedly, appointment of the Petitioner was made in the place of vacancy created by the retirement of one Smt. Kamini Meshram. Thus, the post was very much in existence and there was approval also.

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As such, the impugned order needs to be set aside. Accordingly, we proceed to pass following order :

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(i) The Writ Petition is allowed.

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(ii) The impugned order dated 02/12/2022, issued by Respondent No.1 – Deputy Director of Education Nagpur Division, Nagpur is hereby quashed and set aside.

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(iii) The Respondent No.1-Deputy Director of Education Nagpur Division, Nagpur is hereby directed to grant Shalarth I.D. to the Petitioner No.3 within a period of four weeks.

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Judgment

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(iv) The learned Assistant Government Pleader to communicate this order to the Respondent No.1 - Deputy Director of Education Nagpur Division, Nagpur.

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The Writ Petition stands disposed of in the above

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terms. No order as to costs.

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(RAJ D. WAKODE, J. )

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(SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR, J.)

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