Shital Dagadu Wagh v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary Adn Others

2025:BHC-AUG:15672-DB ( 1 ) 943 wp 7223.25

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 943 WRIT PETITION NO. 7223 OF 2025 SHITAL DAGADU WAGH

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY ADN OTHERS AND 951 WRIT PETITION NO. 7222 OF 2025 PRAKASH MURLIDHAR SAWANT

VERSUS

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

Advocate for the Petitioner/s : Mr. Ajinkya Deshpande h/f. Panpatte V. S. AGP for Respondents/State : Mr. S.D. Ghayal & Mr. R.K. Ingole .....

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ.

DATE :

18th June, 2025 P.C. :- 1.

We have considered the submissions of the learned advocate for the Petitioners and the learned AGP on behalf of respondent Nos.1 to

3. Respondent Nos.4 and 5 are formal parties. 2.

There is no dispute that the Petitioners appointments have been granted with an approval and they are in employment. It is beyond debate that the Shalarth Pranali has been introduced to ensure payment of

( 2 ) 943 wp 7223.25 salaries to the teaching and non-teaching employees by directly depositing the same in their salary accounts. It is also settled by this Court in the case of Pramod Prabhakar Pokhale V/s. State of Maharashtra; 2019 (3) Bom.C.R. 278, that unless there is a fraud which is discovered after a detailed inquiry, the approval cannot be cancelled or revoked. 3.

In view of the above, both these Petitions are partly allowed. Respondent No.2 shall verify that the approval is granted and once it is noticed that the approval is intact, it shall proceed to grant the Shalarth ID to the Petitioners within a period of 21 days from today. Thereafter, the Petitioners would be entitled for payment of salary through the Shalarth Pranali.

[Y.G. KHOBRAGADE, J.] [RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.] mub