Anand Hanumantrao Chavan v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 44 WRIT PETITION NO.6992 OF 2023 ANAND HANUMANTRAO CHAVAN

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Jadhav Vivek U. AGP for Respondents-State : Mr. S. G. Sangle ...

CORAM :

MANGESH S. PATIL & SHAILESH P.BRAHME, JJ.

DATE :

26.06.2023.

PER COURT :

Heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner and the learned AGP.

2.

The petitioner who has been appointed as Assistant Teacher has been transferred from unaided division to aided division and is seeking approval to his such transfer.

3.

By the impugned communication the respondent Education officer (Secondary) has refused to grant approval only on the ground of issuance of circular dated 01/12/2022. This Court in the matter of

WP 6992-2023 Friends Social Circle, Akola through its Secretary, Mohd. Farooque Gulam Gaus and Others Vs. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Education and Sports Department, Mumbai and another, in Writ Petition No.8215 of 2022 (Nagpur Bench), by the order dated 21/12/2022, has stayed the operation of the circular dated 01/12/2022, whereby operation of Rule 41A of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981 has been stayed.

4.

We allow the writ petition partly, quash and set aside the impugned order and relegate the matter to the respondent No.2 Education Officer (Secondary) for fresh decision in accordance with law which shall be taken without resorting to circular dated 01/12/2022, as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of six weeks.

( SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. ) ( MANGESH S. PATIL, J. ) vjg/-