Rutuja Diliprao Shinde v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Compassionate ground appointment; approval on honorarium basis for three years set at naught; appointment on clear vacant post; no probation period; pay scale from 01.02.2026; Sanch Manyata; Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad Latur; Salman Chaush [2024 SCC OnLine Bom 4701]; V. Shivmurti (2008) 13 SCC 730; Bhavani Prasad Sonkar (2011) 4 SCC 209; Sanjai Kumar (2002) 3 UPLBEC 2748; Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad; Writ Petition No. 1457 of 2026; disposed with direction to issue fresh order within 15 days.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3 to issue a fresh order within 15 days, taking into consideration the Court's observations and the decision in Salman Chaush (supra), i.e., approving the petitioner's compassionate appointment on a clear vacant post in the pay scale from 01.02.2026 without the three-year honorarium/probation condition.