Shamkant Jayvant Sawant v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary And ORS

by ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR Date:

2025.04.19 15:36:14 +0530 ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR 26.WP1217.2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1217 OF 2025 Shri Shamkant Jayvant Sawant.

... Petitioner.

Versus

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

... Respondents.

**** Mr. Prashant Bhavake, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. Utkarsh Desai, for Respondent No. 6 & 7. Mr. Rohan Sawant, B-Panel Advocate for Respondent/State. **** CORAM :

RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE :

15th APRIL, 2025 P.C. :

1.

We have perused the pleadings in the Petition and the affidavit in reply filed by Shri Narendra Dharmaji Gawand, Deputy Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ratnagiri dated 19.3.2025.

2.

The learned B-Panel Advocate Mr. Sawant agrees that Writ Petition No. 5058 of 2021 and Writ Petition No. 8007 of 2021 are disposed off by this Court vide order dated 6.2.2024. The embargo on the Talwalkar

26.WP1217.2025.odt Education Officer in taking a decision, as is voiced in the communication dated 12.9.2024 at page 42 in the Petition paper book, is lifted.

3.

In view of the above, we expect the Education Officer (Secondary) to consider the proposal concerning the Petitioner on its own merits and by following due procedure laid down in law, within a period of 60 days from today.

4.

In view of the above directions, this Petition is disposed off.

5.

In the event the proposal is rejected, the Petitioner would be at liberty to avail of a remedy as is permissible in law. 6.

In the event, the proposal is accepted, further steps for grant of service benefits to the Petitioner, shall be initiated expeditiously. (ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Talwalkar