Gajanan Dwarkanath Nanche and Ors. v. the State of Maharasntra Throu. Govt Pleader and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Promotion approval proposal rejection quashed; Senior Clerk promotion w.e.f. 01.04.2019 on death-cascade vacancy (Shankar Ramchandra Chavan died 19.03.2019); Junior Clerk promotion of Peon Kashiram Dashrath Rane; proposals dated 21.11.2022 and 17.08.2024; rejection orders dated 27.12.2024 (X-1) and 10.02.2025 ('X', mis-typed 2024); Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad Sindhudurg — Kavita Rajendra Shimpi; ten deficiencies and fourteen objections; no opportunity to cure deficiencies; 45-day cure timeline and reasoned-order direction; meticulous verification; partly allowed; no costs imposed despite two-year delay; X-3 communication re interim order 06.09.2021 on lapsing posts/surplus employees held unrelated.
What did the court decide?
Both impugned rejection orders quashed and set aside (X-1 dated 27.12.2024 in WP 81/2025; 'X' dated 10.02.2025 in WP 2577/2025); prayer clauses (a1) added; Managements to cure all deficiencies/objections within 45 days and tender revised proposals to Respondent No.3, who to verify records meticulously and pass reasoned orders within a further 45 days; no costs imposed.