Dilip Ramchandra Karande v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr. Secretary School Education Dept. And ORS.

940 wp-12827-2025(c).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 12827 OF 2025 Dilip Ramchandra Karande.

...Petitioner.

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Others.

...Respondents.

------ Mr. Satish S. Raut (thr. V.C.) and Shravan H. Sule and Omkar Kartakar for the Petitioner.

Mr. S. B. Kalel, AGP for the Respondent-State. ------ Coram : R. G. Avachat & Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ.

Date : January 21, 2026.

P. C. :

1.

Vide order dated 3rd February 2025, the school management promoted the Petitioner from the post of peon to the post of Assistant Teacher with efect from 15th June 2023. Accordingly, a proposal seeking approval to the Petitioner's services came to be iled by the school management on 20th February 2025. Pertinent to note that proposal was iled seeking approval to the appointment of Petitioner as Assistant Teacher. However, vide order dated 15th September 2025, the Education Oicer granted approval to the Petitioner's services as Shikshan Sevak. The Petitioner is aggrieved by such approval whereby Petitioner's pay has been ixed for 3 years on honorarium. Patil-SR 1 of

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Now, the law is clear on this point. The case is squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Writ Petition No. 7706 of 2022 (Nagpur Bench) in the case of Suhas Rangraoji More vs. State of Maharashtra decided on 21st December 2023.

3.

Learned AGP fairly admits the position.

4.

Order dated 15th September 2025 granting approval to the Petitioner's appointment as Shikshan Sevak cannot be sustained. Accordingly, the same is quashed and set aside. The Education Oicer shall issue corrected necessary approval to the appointment / promotion of Petitioner on the post of Assistant Teacher (by promotion) in the regular pay scale. Let this exercise be completed by the Education Oicer within a period of 12 weeks from today. 5.

Petition stands disposed of.

[Ajit B. Kadethankar, J.] [R. G. Avachat, J.] Patil-SR 2 of