Pattiwar High School, Thr. Its Head Mistress and Others v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Dept. of School Education and Sports, Mumbai and Ors.
Education – staffing pattern – correction of student's date of birth affecting sanctioned staffing
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No.3940/2026, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, decided 07-05-2026 (Smt. M.S. Jawalkar and Nandesh S. Deshpande, JJ.; per Nandesh S. Deshpande, J.). Pattiwar High School, Pandharkawada, Tq. Kelapur, Dist. Yavatmal and three teachers versus State of Maharashtra (School Education and Sports), Deputy Director of Education, Amravati Division, and Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Yavatmal. Keywords: staffing pattern correction; surplus employees; absorption programme; declaration of teachers as surplus; correction of date of birth in living certificate; representation dated 07-04-2026; communication dated 02-02-2026; status quo on staffing pattern and employment; decision within two weeks; hearing and documents; appearance on 13-05-2026; petition disposed of with directions; Rule made absolute; no costs; no reply called for.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: petitioner no.1 to submit a representation to respondent no.3 (Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Yavatmal) in light of the date-of-birth correction dated 10-04-2026 and to appear before respondent no.3 on 13-05-2026 with the representation and a copy of the order; respondent no.3 to decide the representation in accordance with law within two weeks, affording a hearing and liberty to file documents; status quo to be maintained meanwhile in respect of the staffing pattern and the employment of petitioner nos.2 to 4; Rule made absolute in those terms; no costs.