Mangal Atmaram Mokashi Alias Mangal Ravasaheb Patil v. the State of Maharashtra Thr. Its Secretary Education Department and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Consolidated disposal of two cross writ petitions before the Bombay High Court Kolhapur Bench (coram R.G. Avachat and Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ.; decided 21-01-2026): W.P. No.4338 of 2025 by employee Mangal Atmaram Mokashi alias Mangal Ravasaheb Patil and W.P. No.14797 of 2024 by Kisan Shikshan Sanstha (School Management). Claim of the employee settled fully and finally at Rs.25,00,000/- payable by the School Management in four installments over six months (first on or before 18-02-2026; balance three equal installments at one-and-a-half-month intervals), deposited in Court and withdrawable by the petitioner; both petitions disposed of on settlement.
What did the court decide?
Both writ petitions disposed of pursuant to amicable settlement: School Management (Kisan Shikshan Sanstha) to pay the petitioner-employee in Writ Petition No.4338 of 2025 a full and final settlement of Rs.25,00,000/- within six months - first installment on or before 18th February, 2026, and the balance in three equal installments at intervals of one and a half month, deposited in the Court, with the petitioner entitled to withdraw the amounts so deposited.