Nitin Vilas Sonvane and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Service matter – Shikshan Sevak
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench [2026:BHC-AUG:18954-DB], order dated 27.04.2026 by Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Vaishali Patil Jadhav, JJ., allowing eight connected writ petitions (Nos. 14560, 11910, 11922, 11926, 11931, 11933, 11938, 11923 of 2025) filed by Shikshan Sevak appointees. Court followed its earlier decision dated 30.03.2026 in Writ Petition No. 11917 of 2025 (Smt. Kishori Uttamrao Patil Vs. State of Maharashtra); confirmed petitioners' requisite qualifications; quashed and set aside the remark of respondent No. 3 - Deputy Director of Education recorded in annexures to orders dated 06.06.2024, 03.12.2024 and 21.03.2025; directed respondent Nos. 2-4 to pay salary from initial appointment dates with arrears within 12 weeks. Keywords: Shikshan Sevak, second approval, Deputy Director of Education, salary arrears, Maharashtra education department.
What did the court decide?
Impugned remark of respondent No. 3 (Deputy Director of Education) in the annexures appended to the orders dated 06.06.2024, 03.12.2024 and 21.03.2025 quashed and set aside; respondent Nos. 2 to 4 directed to pay salary to the petitioners from the date of their initial appointments; arrears payable within twelve (12) weeks from upload of the order.