Dattatray Shashidhar Kamble v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Dept. of Education Secondary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate appointment; death in service (07-01-2017); applications unanswered since 29-06-2018 by Respondent No.4 Private Management; interim order preserving petitioner's priority — Zilla Parishad barred from appointing later-bereaved or later-applying candidates until further orders; notice returnable 05-03-2025; office objections deadline 13-02-2025 with auto-dismissal 14-02-2025; Maharashtra education department; Bombay High Court, Civil Appellate Jurisdiction; WP 60/2025; Ghuge & Bhobe JJ.; 28-01-2025.
What did the court decide?
Interim order (petition to continue): (i) notice issued to the Respondents, returnable on 5th March, 2025, with the learned AGP waiving service for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2; (ii) until further orders, the Zilla Parishad directed not to appoint any candidate on compassionate basis whose parent/bread earner died after the Petitioner's father or who applied after the Petitioner; (iii) all office objections, if any, to be removed on or before 13th February, 2025, failing which the Petition would stand dismissed without reference to the Court on 14th February, 2025.