Barge Swapnali Murlidhar and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ batch (lead WP No.1294/2018) by temporary/clock-hour/ad-hoc Assistant Teachers of Rayat Shikshan Sanstha v. State of Maharashtra; enforcement of Consent Terms dt. 13.09.2021 in WP No.2549/2018; Pavitra Portal selectees; 1481 aided vacancies; MEPS Rules 1981 (Rule 12, Schedule F category C; notification 24.03.2023) and MEPS Rules 2020 Rule 41A(1)(c)/(d). Held: with consent of all sides, all claims (petitioners and similarly placed non-petitioners) referred to a Single Member Committee of Justice Rajesh G. Ketkar (retd.) under Terms of Reference (a)-(j); Member to devise procedure and issue binding directions; report due preferably 31.05.2026; consequential orders under MEPS Act/MEPS Rules 1981; all petitions and pending civil/interim applications disposed of; liberty to aggrieved parties to seek legal redressal.
What did the court decide?
With the consent of all sides, the claims of the Petitioners and identically placed employees were referred to a Single Member Committee of Hon'ble Shri Justice Rajesh G. Ketkar (retired Judge, Bombay High Court) for adjudication per the parties' Terms of Reference, with liberty to consider incidental issues; the Member may devise procedure and issue binding directions; his report is due preferably by 31st May, 2026 (extension only by a single Interim Application in the first Petition); thereafter the Management is to implement the suggestions and the State to issue consequential orders under the MEPS Act and the MEPS Rules, 1981, with liberty to aggrieved parties to seek redressal in law; all Writ Petitions and pending Civil/Interim Applications stand disposed of.