Pravin Jagdish Kirmire and Others v. Deputy Director of Education Nagpur Division, Nagpur and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Stoppage/withholding of salary of approved primary teachers and staff since March 2025; cancellation of approval orders and Shalarth IDs; vague and non-specific show cause notices; denial of opportunity of hearing; violation of principles of natural justice; enquiry contrary to Clause 3.1 of GR dated 10/06/2022; undue haste; hearing a farce; condonable irregularities not attributable to employees; no fraud or misrepresentation alleged; Article 14 arbitrariness; salary as property under Article 300-A; post-decisional hearing does not subserve natural justice; State cannot take work without payment; Pavitra Portal not functioning; UDISE+ not updated; Shalarth proposal pendency; Education Officer (Primary) and Superintendent Pay & Provident Fund Unit, Zilla Parishad Nagpur; Deputy Director of Education Nagpur Division; restoration of Shalarth IDs and approvals; payment of salary arrears; fresh show cause notices only for fraud/misrepresentation; recovery from erring officers; penalty on Management; relied on Shrikant Ganpatrao Pawar W.P.7441/2025, Hemant Baliram Deore W.P.3839/2025, Shivanee Prasanna Deshpande W.P.10133/2016; distinguished Atma Ram Mittal (1988) 4 SCC 284, State of Bihar v. Devendra Sharma (2020) 15 SCC 466, Union of India v. Raghuwar Pal Singh; Rule made partly absolute; no costs; abeyance request declined.