Jayeshkumar Gangadhar Kardile and Others v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Principal Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch disposal order (Aurangabad Bench, Bombay High Court, 05.05.2026, 2026:BHC-AUG:20816-DB) on unpaid salary arrears of eligible absorbed teachers in Maharashtra education service; disparity where arrears paid only to teachers who filed contempt proceedings; court directs payment of arrears for April 2018-April 2025 after eligibility verification within six weeks and AGP to instruct Education Department to verify and disburse within twelve weeks; several writ petitions detagged from WP 492/2024. Keywords: arrears of salary, absorbed teachers, eligibility verification, contempt proceedings, Education Department, State of Maharashtra, detag.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued in respect of Writ Petition Nos. 492/2024, 461/2024, 462/2024, 235/2024 and 563/2024: respondents to pay the petitioners' arrears of salary for April 2018 to April 2025 upon ascertaining eligibility within six weeks, and learned AGP to instruct the State Government, Education Department, to verify eligibility and disburse arrears within twelve weeks; Writ Petition Nos. 125/2024, 127/2024, 121/2024, 134/2024, 108/2024, 157/2024, 154/2024, 105/2024, 153/2024, 133/2024, 139/2024, 141/2024, 2836/2024, 2846/2024, 2865/2024, 2853/2024, 2859/2024, 2861/2024 and 2855/2024 detagged from Writ Petition No. 492 of 2024.