Taherunnisa Parveen Mohammad Saheb Sheikh v. Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Akola And ORS.

2026:BHC-NAG:4024-DB WP1996.26.odt 1/3

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 1996/2026 1) Taherunnisa Parveen Mohammad Saheb Sheikh, Age about 47 years, Occ: Service, R/o. Near Ghulam Nabi Azad Urdu High School, Wadegaon, Balapur, Akola.

... PETITIONER ...VERSUS...

1) Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Akola 2) Mahatma Gandhi Education Society, Wadegaon, Through its President/Secretary, Sofi Chowk Wadegaon, Tah. Balapur, Dist. Akola.

3) Ghulam Nabi Azad High School And Junior College, Wadegaon Through its Headmaster, Tah. Balapur, Dist. Akola ...RESPONDENTS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Z. Z. Haq, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. N. R. Patil, AGP for the respondent /State --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CORAM :

SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR AND NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATED : 07 th MARCH, 2026.

WP1996.26.odt 2/3 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER :

NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, J.) 1.

Issue notice to the respondents.

2.

Learned AGP waives notice for respondent no.1. 3.

In view of the order we are proposing to pass, notice to the respondent nos. 2 and 3 is dispensed with.

4.

Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties. 5.

This is a petition seeking direction to the respondent no. 1 - Education Officer to grant approval to the appointment of the petitioner. According to the petitioner, he was appointed on 08.01.2025, and this fact is also fortified by the appointment order filed at Annexure No. 2. As per the averments in the petition, a proposal for approval of his appointment was sent to the respondent no. 1 by the respondent nos. 2 and 3 on 07.03.2025. 6.

The petition further contends that the petitioner, vide his communication dated 10.11.2025, asked for confirmation from the respondent no. 3, wherein it was orally conveyed that the proposal has been forwarded on 07.03.2025. Such an averment is also found in para 3 of the petition.

WP1996.26.odt 3/3 7.

We are, therefore, of the considered opinion that the petition can be disposed of with a direction to the Education Officer to decide the proposal dated 07.03.2025, if it is received by the respondent no. 1, within six weeks from the date of this order and convey the decision to the petitioner as also to respondent no. 2 and 3.

8.

The Writ Petition is disposed of as such.

(NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR, J.) Shubham