Smt. Sangita Sureshrao Chopde Vs the Education Officer (Sec.), Zilla Parishad, Nagur and Others

Since the petitioner is pressing his prayer under Clause (A), seeking a direction to respondent No.1 – Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nagpur, notice is being issued only to

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respondent No.1. Therefore, no notice is required to be issued to respondent Nos.2 and 3.

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Issue notice to respondent No.1 only.

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Ms. Jachak, learned Additional Government Pleader, waives notice on behalf of respondent No.1.

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RULE . Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

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The petitioner is an Assistant Teacher who was appointed on 16^th October, 1999 in respondent No.3 – School, which is run by respondent No.2 – Management. The contention of the petitioner is that she is entitled to be placed in Category “C” of Trained Graduate Teachers. However, in the seniority list published by respondent No.3 on 7^th April, 2025, she has been placed at Serial No.9, whereas several teachers junior to her have been shown as senior. Being aggrieved by the aforesaid seniority list, she filed an appeal/complaint before respondent No.1 on 7^th April, 2025, which is at record page No.24 (Annexure-V).

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Mr. Shende, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, points out that even after a lapse of almost six months, the aforesaid appeal/complaint has not been decided by respondent No.1. He, therefore, seeks a direction of this Court to respondent No.1 to decide the aforesaid appeal/complaint within a stipulated period.

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Ms. Jachak, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing for respondent No.1, is also agreeable to the said direction, however, subject to the condition that the aforesaid appeal/complaint has not already been decided by respondent No.1.

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In view of the above, we proceed to pass following order:

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O R D E R

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(i) The writ petition is allowed .

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(ii) Respondent No.1 – Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nagpur, is directed to decide the appeal/complaint dated 7^th April, 2025, submitted by the petitioner, which is placed at record page No.24 (Annexure-V), within a period of eight weeks from today, by granting an opportunity of hearing to all concerned parties.

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(iii) Rule is made absolute in the above terms. No order as to

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costs.

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(RAJ D. WAKODE, J.)

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

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Vijaykumar

Smt. Sangita Sureshrao Chopde v. the Education Officer (Sec.), Zilla Parishad, Nagur and Others

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