Sharda Arun Thakur v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Department of Higher and Technical Education, Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench writ petition disposed of (not decided on merits) after respondent no.4 Berar General Education Society, Akola stated it would withdraw its impugned recruitment advertisement and reissue it afresh per law; University directed to consider fresh proposal for Assistant Professor appointments in respondent nos. 6 and 7 colleges and decide within three weeks; teaching-staff recruitment pending since 2017; coram Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode; no statutory provisions or precedent cases engaged.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of on respondent no.4 Society's statement that it would withdraw the impugned advertisement and issue it afresh in accordance with law; University directed to consider any proposal from respondent no.4-Society for issuance of advertisement for appointment of Assistant Professors in respondent nos. 6 and 7 colleges in accordance with law and to take a decision within three weeks of receipt of such proposal.