Krishnat Ananda Patil v. The State Of Maha. Thr. Sec. School Education And Sports Dept. And ORS

TAUSEEF LAIQUEE FAROOQUI Sayyed 505-wp-5076-2023-modified.doc TAUSEEF LAIQUEE FAROOQUI Date: 2023.12.20 17:23:58 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.

OF 2023 Krushnat Ananda Patil

...Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra And Ors.

...Respondents

******** Mr. Prashant Bhavake for the Petitioner.

Mr. N. C. Walimbe, AGP a/w Ms. P. J. Gavhane, AGP for Respondents Nos.1 to 5 (State).

******** CORAM : G. S. KULKARNI, JITENDRA JAIN, J.J.

Date : 2nd NOVEMBER 2023.

P.C.

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Not on board, taken on production board.

2.

Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner and learned AGP for Respondent nos.1 to 5. Issue notice to Respondent Nos.6 and 7. The limited relief as prayed for in the petition is against Respondent No.5. 3.

Pursuant to an advertisement published in the newspaper by Respondent No.6 for the posts of Shikshan Sevak at Respondent No.7 Secondary School, the Petitioner applied and was appointed for the said post. The Respondent No.7 submitted proposal dated 8th September 2022 for approval of the Petitioner's appointment with Respondent No.5. However till date, the Respondent No.5 has not taken any

Sayyed 505-wp-5076-2023-modified.doc decision on the said proposal submitted by Respondent Nos.6 and 7. It is on this backdrop the present Petition is filed. 4.

After hearing the parties, we are of the opinion that it is in the interest of justice that Respondent No.5 be directed to decide the proposal dated 8th September 2022, as made by Respondent Nos.6 and 7, seeking approval to the appointment of the Petitioner to the post of Shikshan Sevak, in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the order.

5.

We further direct that in case the approval to the appointment of the Petitioner is granted, name of the Petitioner shall be entered in "Shalarth System" by Respondent No.4-Deputy Director and the Petitioner shall be allotted Shalarth ID and all consequential benefits within a period of four weeks from the date of the approval. 6.

Writ Petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. [JITENDRA JAIN, J.] [G. S. KULKARNI, J.] (The order is modified as per order dated 20th December 2023. The corrections in para 5 of the order are shown in italics)