Sandhya Damodhar Patil and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Shikshan Sevak; salary from date of initial appointment; arrears within twelve weeks; quashing of remark by respondent No. 3 Deputy Director of Education in annexure to orders dated 06.06.2024, 03.12.2024 and 21.03.2025; first approval 2014; second approval 2024; batch of writ petitions (WP 14560, 11910, 11922, 11926, 11933, 11938, 11923 of 2025) disposed together; followed earlier decision dated 30.03.2026 in Writ Petition No. 11917 of 2025 (Smt. Kishori Uttamrao Patil); Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Maharashtra education department; qualification for appointment as Shikshan Sevak.
What did the court decide?
Impugned remark of respondent No. 3 - Deputy Director of Education in the annexure appended to the orders issued on 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 weeks from uploading of the order.