Gaurav Sagun Yesaji v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary School Education Dept. and Ors.
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Writ Petition No. 5275 of 2023, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur, decided 06-11-2025 (M. S. Karnik & Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ.). Petitioner Gaurav Sagun Yesaji challenged the Education Officer (Secondary)'s rejection (order at page 54) of the proposal for individual approval of appointment as 'Junior Clerk', made on grounds of deficiencies without opportunity to cure, despite a communication dated 30-12-2022 explaining / curing the deficiencies. Court held the Education Officer should have afforded adequate opportunity to cure / rectify the deficiencies and decide after considering the Management's explanation; rejection order treated as show-cause notice; compliance / explanation within two weeks; fresh merits decision by Education Officer (Secondary) within twelve weeks; Shalarth ID by Deputy Director of Education upon approval; writ petition disposed of. Keywords: individual approval, Junior Clerk, deficiencies, show-cause notice, Education Officer (Secondary), Deputy Director of Education, Shalarth ID, Maharashtra.