Ku. Vrushali D/O Marotrao Kolhe Alias Mrs. Vrushali W/O Namdeorao Tambde and Another v. the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary for School Education and Sports Department, Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Nagpur Bench writ petition; Education Officer order under Rule 12, Maharashtra Employees of Private School Act 1977; 25% Graduate pay scale; 25% Graduate Teacher category; seniority list of teachers; non-consideration of detailed reply; reopening of concluded seniority issue; earlier orders 27.10.2005 and 26.12.2005; Deputy Director of Education confirmation; earlier writ petition dismissed; stay operating since 30.08.2019; impugned order quashed and set aside; remitted for fresh hearing with cogent reasons; three-month timeline; Ku. Vrushali d/o Marotrao Kolhe; State of Maharashtra, Secretary, School Education & Sports Department; respondent No.8; Pravin S. Patil, J.; decided 03.12.2025.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order of the Education Officer quashed and set aside; matter remitted to the Education Officer to decide afresh the issue of seniority after a fresh hearing on specific intimation to the parties, with fair opportunity and recorded cogent reasons; all exercises to be completed within three months.