Rupali Kundlik Bhong v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary, School Education Dept. And ORS

Digitally signed by GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD Date:

2025.10.06 19:31:33 +0530 GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD 44.WP-4354-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4354 OF 2025 Rupali Kundlik Bhong ....Petitioner

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents ---- Mr. Rajaram Deshmukh for the Petitioner.

Mr. K.S. Thorat, 'B' Panel Counsel for the Respondent - State. Dr. Bhausaheb Karekar, Education Officer, Pune present. ---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE : 6th OCTOBER, 2025 P.C. :- 1.

A widow, who was appointed on compassionate grounds to the post of Peon and has been working since then, is being made to run from pillar to post by the Education Officer (Secondary), Pune, Dr. Bhausaheb Karekar, by keeping her proposal dated 26th July, 2019 for approval, pending. We cannot turn a blind eye to such conduct.

2.

Let Respondent No.2 remain present in the Court tomorrow, i.e., 7th October, 2025, at 3.00 p.m. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Gauri Gaekwad