Bharat Shikshan Sanstha Utagi Thr Its President and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr the Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Minority institution; approval of appointment; Peon; Education Officer; delayed approval proposal; Government Resolution 12-02-2015; recruitment ban in private schools; ban not applicable to minority institutions; salary grant from date of proposal; no-arrears undertaking; superannuation vacancy; District Sangli; Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Writ Petition Nos. 4976, 5026, 5146, 4988, 5073, 5075, 5089, 5099, 5101 of 2023 and 2889 of 2024; Writ Petition No. 8710 of 2024 (order dt. 19.11.2025); employees: Chidanand Malkari Chougule, Prashant Siddanna Biradar, Krishna Balu Shelake, Sunil G. Birajdar, Sanagappa Dayanand Keshagond, Bhimaraya S. Basargaon, Samadhan Pralhad Ghumbare, Hasimpper Adam Guddapure, Vaibhav Channayya Mathpati, Shankar Shrishail Matti.
What did the court decide?
Rejection orders passed by the Education Officer set aside; Education Officer directed to grant approval to the petitioner employees' appointments in all the petitions; salary grants payable only from the date of submission of the respective proposals (petitioners foregoing monetary benefits and salary-grant arrears prior to those dates).