Prabhakar Manik Dahiphale v. the State of Maharashtra Thou Its Principal Sec. Other Backward Bahujan Welfare Dept and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench, Writ Petition No. 16080 of 2024, decided 13-03-2026 — Prabhakar Manik Dahiphale v. State of Maharashtra (Other Backward Bahujan Welfare Dept) — post-facto sanction for absorption of Assistant Teacher, Secondary Ashram School, Lamboti (Solapur); duty to record reasons while refusing approval; rejection solely on ground that post-facto sanction cannot be granted held illegal; order dated 08-01-2024 of Regional Deputy Director, Other Backward Class Development, Pune quashed; proposal dated 06-09-2023 remanded for fresh decision within 8 weeks; petition partly allowed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
Petition partly allowed; impugned order dated 8th January 2024 quashed and set aside; matter relegated to Respondent No.2 to decide afresh the proposal dated 6th September 2023 forwarded by Assistant Commissioner, Social Welfare, Solapur, within 8 weeks from production of the order; no order as to costs.