Rajkumar Sajjulal Bhilavekar v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Principal Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mumbai and Others
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What is this about?
Batch of seven writ petitions (WP 5180, 5203, 5205, 5206, 5219, 5238, 5949 of 2025), Bombay HC Nagpur Bench, DB Anil S. Kilor and Rajnish R. Vyas, JJ., decided 01-12-2025; petitioners worked as Chowkidar (one Cook) in Tribal Boys Government Hostel under Tribal Development Department; sought direction against termination of services; issue of regularization and permanency answered by following Aurangabad Bench judgment dated 19-09-2025 in Nitin Baliram Gharat v. State of Maharashtra (WP 11349/2025); petitions disposed per its paras 10-14: verification per Madhukar Bhagwanrao Sadgir and Pandurang Hari Shelke; continuation till 1-9-2027 for non-TET holders to acquire STET/CTET else service ends 2-9-2027; regularization as Assistant Teachers subject to permanent vacancies with staggered absorption; below-10-years employees unprotected but wage parity per Sandip Ganpat Hadbal order dated 29-11-2024 (IA 1418/2024 in WP 13177/2023); reasoned orders for ineligible; implementation within 180 days; keywords: contractual employees, non-teaching staff, tribal welfare hostels, termination, protection, TET, wage parity.