Lalchand Avachit Patil v. the State of Maharashtra through the Principal Secretary and Others
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Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; PIL No. 26 of 2024; decided 24 April 2026; 2026:BHC-AUG:18971-DB; bench Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ. (judgment per Ajit B. Kadethankar, J.). Petitioner: Lalchand Avachit Patil, retired Principal, Pratap College, Amalner (Dist. Jalgaon); respondents include State of Maharashtra (Higher & Technical Education Dept.), Director of Higher Education, ACS (GAD), ACS (Finance), UGC, and Advocate General. Subject: merit-based, transparent selection of Senior College Teachers in private aided colleges per UGC guidelines; maintainability of PIL in service matters kept open (Dattaraj Nathuji Thaware, (2005) 1 SCC 590 referred via State counsel; Pratap Singh Bist, Diary No(S).41779/2023 relied on; Dr. Duryodhan Sahu, (1998) 7 SCC 273 referred within quoted passages). Grievance held redressed by Government Resolution dated 11.02.2026, No.HTDE-E-No.967350/2025-MHT-(HE-5) (2026 GR), sanctioning 5012 vacancies in aided private colleges; clause 2.4 mandates UGC-guideline-compliant recruitment; no extended Article 226 directions; PIL disposed, Rule discharged. Keywords: UGC guidelines; aided private colleges; teacher recruitment; transparency; merit-based selection; Shalarth System; maintainability of PIL in service matters; Article 226.