Dapoli Education Soc. Thr. President and Ors. v. the State of Maha. Thr. Sec. School Education and Sports Dept. and Ors.
Education – Approval of appointments
Case brief
What is this about?
Dapoli Education Society v. State of Maharashtra; Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Bench; Writ Petitions Nos. 4983, 5019, 4984, 5014, 4999 of 2023; decided 29-09-2025; Karnik & Deshmukh JJ.; approval of appointments; Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad Ratnagiri; rejection for deficiencies; no show-cause-notice; natural justice / opportunity to cure deficiencies; impugned order treated as show-cause-notice; two weeks to cure; eight-week timeline; Shalarth ID allotment; disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of with directions: impugned rejection order to be treated as show-cause-notice; Management to submit explanation / cure deficiencies within two weeks; any additional deficiencies to be communicated with opportunity to cure; entire exercise within eight weeks; upon grant of approval by Respondent No.5, Respondent No.4 to allot Shalarth I.D. to Petitioner No.3 expeditiously. (Learned A.G.P. conceded no opportunity to cure deficiencies had been given.)