Bhagyashri Rajendra Kothawale v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary Education Department and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Pavitra Portal; refusal of approval; Assistant Teacher appointment approval Maharashtra; Divisional Secretary Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Secondary Education Pune Divisional Board; Deputy Director of Education Pune Division; appointment prior to Portal functionality (appointed 01.07.2019); quashing of orders dated 24.03.2025 and 17.10.2024; Coordinate Bench precedent Kalyansingh Indrasing Raput, Writ Petition No.10205 of 2024, order dated 23.04.2025; grant of approval directions; Shalarth I.D.; eight-week compliance timeline; Bombay High Court Circuit Bench at Kolhapur; Writ Petition No.8887 of 2025 decided 19.08.2025; advocates Satish Raut (Petitioner) and S.B. Kalel A.G.P (State).
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders dated 24th March, 2025 and 17th October, 2024 quashed; respondent No.3 (Deputy Director of Education, Pune Division) directed to grant approval of the petitioner's appointment as 'Assistant Teacher' subject to other conditions; Shalarth I.D. to be provided after approval; approval process to be completed within eight weeks.