Savita Devidas Patil And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra Throu. The Sec. School Education Dept And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION (SR. NO.903) WRIT PETITION NO.4497 OF 2025 Shraddha Chandrakant Pagade ....Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents AND (SR. NO.904) WRIT PETITION NO.4498 OF 2025 Shilpa Shivling Velekar ....Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents AND (SR. NO.907) WRIT PETITION NO.4521 OF 2025 Charusheela Shrirang Shirke ....Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents AND (SR. NO.244) WRIT PETITION NO.17557 OF 2024 Savita Devidas Patil & Ors.

....Petitioners versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

....Respondents Mr. Pradeep Yadav a/w Ms. Swapnali Chavan, Advocate for the Petitioners in WP/4497/2025, WP/4498/2025 and WP/4521/2025. Mr. Saumitra Salunke a/w Ms. Swapnali Chavan i/b. Mr. Pradeep Yadav in WP/17557/2024.

Mr. Akshay Shinde, Advocate for Respondent No.3 in WP/4497/2025, WP/4498/2025 and WP/4521/2025.

Mr. Kushal Amim 'B' Panel Advocate, for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 in WP/4497/2025 and WP/4498/2025.

Mrs. Nisha Mehra, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 in WP/4521/2025.

Mr. S.B. Kalel, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2 in WP/17557/2024.

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE : 9th APRIL, 2025 P.C. :- 1.

In the first three matters, it is undisputed that the Management has cured the deficiencies and tendered a proposal on 18th July, 2024. The same is pending with the Deputy Director of Education, Mumbai.

2.

Insofar as the last Petition is concerned, the deficiencies were raised by the Department. The Management removed the deficiencies. The Deputy Director of Education convened a hearing in the matter and the matter is now closed for orders on 11th March, 2025.

3.

The learned AGP submits on instructions that the proposals would be decided with a reasoned order within a timeline which the Hon'ble Court may mandate.

4.

In view of the above, let these pending proposals be decided by following the due procedure laid down in law and by conducting an in-depth verification exercise as is permissible and a reasoned order be passed in each of these proposals, within a period of 45 days from today.

5.

With the above directions, these Writ Petitions are disposed off.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)