Bhagwan Shriram Jagtap And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary And ORS

Digitally signed by GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD Date:

2026.02.11 18:55:18 +0530 GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD 915@919.WP-17203-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

(915) WRIT PETITION NO.17203 OF 2025 Bhagwan Shriram Jagtap and Ors.

....Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Ors.

....Respondents WITH

(919) INTERIM APPLICATION NO.1139 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO.17203 OF 2025 The Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad, Nashik ....Applicant

IN THE MATTER BETWEEN :

Bhagwan Shriram Jagtap and Ors.

....Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and Ors.

....Respondents ---- Mr. S.G. Karlekar (through video conferencing) a/w. Mr. Akshay Karlekar for the Petitioners.

Mr. V.G. Badgujar, AGP for the Respondent - State in WP/17203/2025 and for the Applicant in the IA/1139/2026. Mr. Swaraj M. Savant for Respondent Nos.5 and 6. ---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATE : 11th FEBRUARY, 2026 P.C. :- 1.

A novel method has been devised by the Deputy Director of Education, Mr. Sanjaykumar Rathod, by which he has Gauri Gaekwad

915@919.WP-17203-2025.odt truncated our order dated 28th January, 2026. Apparently, since he did not desire to comply with our order, he has adopted a novel method of freezing the Shalarth ID so that the amount need not be paid.

2.

Permission of the Court was not obtained to freeze the account because the future bills for the duty performed by the employees will also have to be paid for.

3.

We direct the Deputy Director of Education, Mr. Sanjaykumar Rathod, to remain present in the Court tomorrow, i.e., 12th February, 2026 at 11:00 a.m.

(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) Gauri Gaekwad