Jayashree Rajendra Adhav and Others vs State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Jayashree Rajendra Adhav and Others vs State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petition disposed of on the strength of the Government's recorded statements; Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar directed to complete the inquiry within four weeks; compliance hearing fixed for 10.03.2026. No monetary relief awarded.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners, appointed as Assistant Teachers in respondent No.6, are entitled to arrears of salary together with gratuity and Provident Fund contribution for the defaulted period from respondent Nos.5 and 6. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

Taking the Government's statements on record, the Court disposed of the petition by directing the Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to complete the inquiry within four weeks from the date of the order.

Key takeaways

The matter was ordered to be listed for compliance on 10.03.2026.ratio¶17

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), Kankanwadi & Venegavkar, JJ., disposed of a writ petition by Assistant Teachers of respondent No.6 who, having resigned because respondent Nos.5 and 6 could not pay regular salaries, sought arrears of salary, gratuity and Provident Fund contribution for the defaulted period. Communications placed on record showed (i) respondent No.3 had directed respondent No.4 to inquire into the petitioners' allegations against respondent Nos.5 and 6, the inquiry to conclude within eight weeks of 11.12.2025, and (ii) by communication dated 12.12.2025 the Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar had told respondent Nos.5 and 6 that payment of arrears of salary with all other benefits and issuance of service book and experience certificate was entirely their responsibility, to be discharged immediately. Taking the statements on record, the Court disposed of the petition, directing the Education Officer (Primary) to complete the inquiry within four weeks, and listed the matter for compliance on 10.03.2026. No monetary relief was awarded; the entitlement question was left to the inquiry.

2026:BHC-AUG:4644-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

11 WRIT PETITION NO. 14201 OF 2025

JAYASHREE RAJENDRA ADHAV AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Mr. Parag Barde, Advocate h/f Mr. Y.H. Jadhav, Advocate for petitioners Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 4

CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ. DATE : 02^nd FEBRUARY, 2026

ORDER :

. By way of present petition the petitioners, who are Teachers by profession, submit that they have been appointed as Assistant Teachers in respondent No.6 after following due selection process and accordingly they were entitled for regular salaries to be paid by respondent Nos.5 and 6. As respondent Nos.5 and 6 were not able to pay the regular salaries, all the petitioners had tendered their resignation and, therefore, have started demanding the arrears of salary along with the gratuity and Provident Fund contribution for the defaulted period from respondent Nos.5 and 6.

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2 After hearing the petitioners on 11.12.2025 we have noted that learned AGP who appeared for respondent Nos.1 to 4 had tendered a communication dated 20.09.2025 issued by Education Inspector from the office of Divisional Deputy Director of Education, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar which stated that respondent No.3 has already given directions to respondent No.4 to conduct an inquiry in view of allegations made by petitioners against respondent Nos.5 and 6 and the said inquiry will be concluded within a period of eight weeks from 11.12.2025 and the report will be filed accordingly. Learned AGP today tenders a communication dated 12.12.2025 stating that respondent Nos.5 and 6 have already been directed by Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar that responsibility of paying arrears of salary along with all the other benefits and issuing service book and experience certificate is complete responsibility of respondent Nos.5 and 6 and, therefore, in accordance with law the said responsibility should be discharged immediately. In accordance with this letter respondent Nos.5 and 6 have tendered their reply and thus, the learned AGP submits that the entire inquiry will be completed within a further period of four weeks from today.

3 We take the statement on record and dispose of the petition by directing the Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Chhatrapati

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Sambhajinagar to complete the inquiry within a period of four weeks from today.

4 List the matter for compliance on 10.03.2026.

( HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J. ) ( SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI, J. )

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