Surekha Abasaheb Thorle v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 1051 WRIT PETITION NO.8542 OF 2021 SUDAM UDHAVRAO KAVCHAT AGP for Respondents No. 1&2: Mr. S. G. Karlekar ...

AND ...

1052 WRIT PETITION NO.8543 OF 2021 VAISHALI PANDURANG MASKE AGP for Respondents No. 1&2: Mr. A. R. Kale AND 1053 WRIT PETITION NO.8544 OF 2021 LAHU SHAMRAO GAVANE AGP for Respondents No. 1&2:Mrs.V. N. Patil-Jadhav AND 1054 WRIT PETITION NO.8545 OF 2021 VINOD VITHAL GAIKWAD

2 wp 8542.2021+ AGP for Respondents No. 1&2:Mrs.V. N. Patil-Jadhav AND 1055 WRIT PETITION NO.8546 OF 2021 SUREKHA ABASAHEB THORLE AGP for Respondents No. 1&2: Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya AND 1056 WRIT PETITION NO.8547 OF 2021 BHAUSAHEB DASU GAIKWAD AGP for Respondents No. 1&2: Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya AND 1057 WRIT PETITION NO.8548 OF 2021 TRIMBAK BABASAHEB KATKAR AGP for Respondents No. 1&2: Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya AND

3 wp 8542.2021+ 1058 WRIT PETITION NO.8551 OF 2021 DHANANJAY SHANKARRAO MORE AGP for Respondents No. 1&2: Mr. S. P. Tiwari CORAM:S. V. GANGAPURWALA & R. N. LADDHA, JJ.

DATE: 20th AUGUST, 2021 PER COURT:

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The proposals seeking approval to the transfer of the petitioners from unaided to aided are rejected.

2.

We have heard Mr. Choudhari, learned Advocate for the petitioner, the learned A.G.P. for respondents no. 1 and 2 and the learned Advocate for the respondent institution.

3.

The proposals of the petitioners are basically rejected on the ground that - (I) backlog of reserved category candidates exists (II) surplus candidates are available and (III) Government Resolution dated 01.04.2021. 4.

It is submitted that in all these matters the petitioners have worked for more than 5 years on unaided post before they were transferred to the

4 wp 8542.2021+ aided posts. The details of the petitioners regarding their dates of appointment, approval on unaided posts, date of transfer on aided posts etc. are given below- The details enumerated in the Chart in respect of Writ Petitions i.e. Writ Petition No. 8542/21 to 8548/21 & Writ Petition No. 8551/21. Factors WP8542/2021 Sudam Kavchat M.A. B.Ed.

WP8543/2021 Smt.

Vaishali Maske M.Sc.

B.Ed.

WP8544/2021 Lahu Gavane M.A. B.Ed.

WP8545/2021 Vinod Gaikwad M.A. B.Ed.

WP8546/2021 Smt.

Surekha Thorale M.Sc.

B.Ed.

WP8547/2021 Bhausaheb Gaikwad M.A. B.Ed.

M.Phil WP8548/2021 Trimbak Katkar M.A. B.Ed.

WP8551/2021 Dhananjay More M.A.B.Ed.

D.O.A. & Approval 16.03.2012 11.05.2012 03.03.2015 31.12.2016 03.01.2012 11.05.2012 03.03.2015 25.03.2015 06.03.2012 11.05.2012 03.01.2012 11.05.2014 14.12.2011 31.03.2012 03.01.2012 11.05.2012 D.O.C. & Approval 18.03.2014 17.10.2014 05.03.2017 12.03.2019 03.04.2014 02.08.2014 05.03.2017 20.02.2019 09.03.2014 12.01.2015 07.01.2014 02.08.2014 14.12.2013 22.08.2014 03.01.2014 17.10.2014 Category Open Open Open Open O.B.C.

Open Open Open 01.03.2021 13.03.2021 22.03..2021 23.03.2021 01.03.2021 02.03.2021 22.03.2021 23.03.2021 01.03.2021 13.03.2021 01.03.2021 02.03.2021 01.03.2021.

02.03.2021 01.03.2021 02.03.2021 Order of transfer and Joining D.O.

Proposal 22.03.2021 27.03.2021 22.03.2021 31.03.2021 22.03.2021 18.03.2021 09.03.2021 22.03.2021 18.03.2021 Date of Rejection 24.05.2021 31.03.2021 24.05.2021 31.03.2021 24.05.2021 01.06.2021 24.05.2021 24.05.2021 Reasons i) Circular dated 1.4.2021 ii) Name appears at Sr.No.28 of Seniority List iii) Backlog of 84 Seats i) Circular dated 28.6.2016 ii) Backlog of 84 Seats i) Circular dated 1.4.2021 ii) Name appears at Sr.No.18 of Seniority List iii) Backlog of 84 Seats i) Circular dated 28.6.2016 ii) Backlog of 84 Seats i) Circular dated 1.4.2021 ii) Name appears at Sr.No.47 of Seniority List iii) Backlog of 84 Seats i) Circular dated 1.4.2021 ii) Name appears at Sr.No.22 of Seniority List iii) Backlog of 84 Seats i) Circular dated 1.4.2021 ii) Name appears at Sr.No.10 of Seniority List iii) Backlog of 84 Seats i) Circular dated 1.4.2021 ii) Name appears at Sr.No.21 of Seniority List.

iii) Backlog of 84 Seats.

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In all these writ petitions except Writ Petition No. 8546 of 2021, the candidates are from General category. In Writ Petition No. 8546 of 2021 the petitioner is appointed from O.B.C.

category.

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The backlog exists. The learned Advocate for the institution submits that the institution would file affidavit with the Education Officer that the management would fill in the backlog of reserved category candidates. The Education Officer is required to consider the existence of vacant posts from General / O.B.C. category and of course the other aspects such as the seniority, qualification also has to be considered. The Education Officer it appears has not considered whether the posts of General category are vacant. There are 17 O.B.C. posts vacant in view of that, the petitioner in Writ Petition No. 8546 of 2021 could have been considered.

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The Government Resolution dated 01.04.2021 also would not come in the way of the petitioners because all these petitioners have rendered more than 5 years of service on the unaided posts and are transferred to the aided post before the operation of Government Resolution dated 01.04.2021.

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In light of the above, the impugned orders are quashed and set aside.

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The Education Officer shall consider that if the posts are vacant in the General category then those petitioners appointed and transferred to the aided posts on General category should be considered. The same would also apply for a candidate of O.B.C. category. The Education Officer shall consider the Judgment of this Court in Writ Petition No. 1493 of 2018 with connected writ petitions dated 04.07.2019.

10. The said exercise shall be done preferably within a period of four (04) months.

11. Writ Petitions are accordingly disposed of. No costs.

[R. N. LADDHA, J.] [S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] marathe