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Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977

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PRATIBHA KALIDAS DARADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The case involved two writ petitions concerning the interchange of appointment approvals between Pratibha Darade (petitioner) and Manjusha Mule (respondent no.7) by the School Management and the Education Officer of Zilla Parishad, Beed. The petitioner was originally appointed to a partially‑aided …

RAJESH PRAKASH WANIversusKISAN VIDYA PRASARAK SANSTHA THR SECRETARY and ORS

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioners, lecturers at Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar College of Pharmacy, were terminated and appealed to the School Tribunal, which held it lacked jurisdiction under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. The petitioners challenged this …

WAAHID SHAH GULAB SHABversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

RULE ABSOLUTE

The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) dealt with a massive group of writ petitions challenging the cancellation of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results for the 2018 and 2019 examinations and the permanent debarment of about 7,880 candidates for alleged mark‑sheet tampering. The Court …

TEJASWINI NARAYAN BAHIRAM AND OTHERSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

RULE ABSOLUTE

The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench upheld the cancellation of the 2018 and 2019 Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results for thousands of candidates after finding large‑scale mark‑sheet tampering, holding that the Commissioner of the Maharashtra State Council of Examinations had authority to …

SUDAM BAPU MUJAGEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS

RULE ABSOLUTE

The Bombay High Court upheld the cancellation of the 2018 and 2019 Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results for thousands of candidates after finding substantial evidence of mark‑sheet tampering. It held that the State Council of Examinations and the Commissioner had statutory authority under the …

SACHIN JANABA ALIAS JANU PAKHAREversusTHE STATE OF MAHRASHTRA AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioner, Sachin Janaba, filed a writ petition challenging the denial of a compassionate appointment under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. Respondents, including the State of Maharashtra, argued that a Government resolution dated 27 …

RAKESH RAMESH KOLIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS

RULE ABSOLUTE

The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, upheld the cancellation of the 2018 and 2019 Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results for the petitioners, finding sufficient evidence of mark‑sheet tampering. It held that the Commissioner of the Maharashtra State Council of Examinations had authority …

SUBITCHA PAULMANI NADARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE SECRETARY AND ORS

RULE ABSOLUTE

The Bombay High Court held that the Maharashtra State Council of Examinations was empowered to cancel the TET‑2018 and TET‑2019 results of about 7,880 candidates after verifying large‑scale mark‑sheet tampering, and therefore upheld the cancellation orders. However, the Court set aside the orders …

NISAR AHMED SHAFIQUE AHMED (MANIYA)versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

RULE ABSOLUTE

The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, heard a massive group of writ petitions challenging the cancellation of Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) 2018 and 2019 results and the permanent debarment of thousands of candidates for alleged mark‑sheet tampering. The Court examined the statutory powers …

MOHAMMAD SIDDIQUE ASHRAF TADVI BHEELversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

RULE ABSOLUTE

The Bombay High Court upheld the cancellation of the 2018 and 2019 Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) results for thousands of candidates after finding that mark‑sheets had been tampered with. It held that the Commissioner of the Maharashtra State Council of Examinations had the statutory authority to …

LAXMINARAYAN S/O. BANKATLALJI LAHOTIversusUMA W/O. PANDURANG MANTRI AND ANR

DISPOSED OFF

Laxminarayan was convicted under Section 13(1) of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 and sentenced to imprisonment till the rising of the court and a fine of Rs.10,000, which he subsequently served and paid. He appealed the conviction, but both …

ARUNA SEGA GAVITversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

Aruna Sega Gavit, a former Assistant Teacher appointed in 1996 and reinstated after a termination was set aside, retired and sought the forwarding of her pension proposal to the Education Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nandurbar. Despite a directive from the Education Officer on 20 July 2025, the school …

RASHMI BADAM KASARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

DISPOSED OFF

The petitioner, an assistant teacher promoted to Assistant Head, was reverted to her former post by a management order dated 15‑Nov‑2025, which she challenged via a writ petition under Article 226. The petition sought to set aside the order, confirm her appointment as Assistant Head, and direct …

ARCHANA VINAYAK PATILversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

RULE ABSOLUTE

The High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, upheld the State of Maharashtra and the Maharashtra State Council of Examination's order cancelling the TET 2018 and 2019 results of the petitioners, finding sufficient evidence of mark‑sheet tampering. The Court held that the Commissioner of the Council …

KASHYAP PHULCHAND SHOBNATHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Allowed

The applicant, a former assistant teacher, was reinstated with back wages by a School Tribunal in 2012, but the management only reinstated him part‑time and failed to pay the full amount, leading to a contempt petition. The management later terminated the applicant again in 2016 on multiple …

RAJKUMAR MARUTI PATILversusSHAILENDRA EDUCATION SOCIETY THRU SECRETARY AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioners, a private school society, challenged the termination of a teacher (Respondent No.1) who had been suspended and later dismissed following allegations of sexual molestation of a minor. The teacher was arrested, placed in judicial custody, and suspended with a departmental enquiry that …

USHA SHAMRAO KHUBIKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Dismissed

The petitioner, a part‑time teacher appointed in 1992, challenged her dismissal in June 2008, alleging an "otherwise termination" of service under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. She claimed that a full‑time appointment made in 2005 was not …

JAI HIND SINDHU EDUCATION TRUST AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS

Dismissed

The Jai Hind Sindhu Education Trust, a public charitable trust that runs several schools and a college in Pune, sought a declaration that its premises are exempt from property tax under Section 132(1)(b) of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949. The Pimpri‑Chinchwad Municipal Corporation …

SARIKA SHRINIWAS BARGEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA EDUCATION DEPT AND ORS

Disposed Off

The petitioners, teachers employed on temporary assistant‑teacher posts by Janta Shikshan Sanstha (a private management), sought a court direction that the management submit proposals to the Education Authorities for their regularisation as Assistant Teachers on aided posts with continuity of …

SWAMI VIVEKANAND SHIKSHAN SANSTHA and ORS.versusNALAWADE RAMLING VINAYAK and ORS.

Disposed Off

The petitioners, a school management, challenged a School Tribunal order that had set aside an alleged "otherwise termination" of a handicapped employee (Respondent No.1) and directed payment of back‑wages from 5 April 2002 to 1 May 2003. The employee had been transferred in July 2000, challenged …

PRAGATI VITTHAL GAWANDEversusTHE PRINCIPAL K M S EDUCATION AND ORS

Disposed Off

Pragati Vitthal Gawande, a former Shikshan Sevak, challenged her termination, arguing she had completed the required 30 months of service and was therefore a deemed confirmed teacher under Section 5(2A) of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. The …

MRS. MANGALA BAJIRAO POTREversusSHRI. SHESHRAO BADE AND ORS.

Disposed Off

The petitioners, who work as peons in a private unaided school, filed multiple writ petitions under Article 226 seeking payment of salary and pay‑scale under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. Earlier proceedings had resulted in a court‑ordered …

MRS. MANJULA KASHINATH JAMDADEversusSHRI. SHESHRAO BADE AND ORS.

Disposed Off

The petitioners, who work as peons in a private unaided school, filed multiple writ petitions under Article 226 seeking payment of salary and pay‑scale under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. Earlier proceedings had resulted in a court‑ordered …

DEEPALI DINESH NAIKversusKRANTIVIR CHAFEKAR EDUCATION SOCIETY AND ORS.

Dismissed

The petitioner, a teacher appointed in 1986 with S.S.C. and D.Ed., obtained a B.A. degree in 1991 and sought placement in the graduate pay scale, alleging seniority over a junior colleague who had been granted that scale. The junior teacher had earlier obtained a writ order placing her in the …

JAI BHAVANI SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDALversusRAMESH & ORS.

2022 INSC 358Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, an educational society, dismissed its principal (the first respondent) after a departmental inquiry found several charges proved. The principal appealed to the School Tribunal, which set aside the dismissal on the ground that the Inquiry Committee was not constituted as required by …

G H MADHAVIversusCHAGAN & ORS.

2020 INSC 690Appeal(s) allowed

Madhavi was appointed as a temporary teacher in a private secondary school on 16 July 1985, holding a BA and B.Ed., and was placed in Category ‘C’ of Schedule ‘F’. Chagan was appointed on 1 August 1985 as an assistant teacher with only a senior secondary certificate and a Diploma in Education, …

RAMRAO LALA BORSE AND ANRversusNEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND ANR

2018 INSC 43Appeal(s) allowed

The parents of Deepak, a 29‑year‑old assistant teacher who died in a bus‑truck collision, filed a claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs 61.20 million using a multiplier of 17 based on the deceased’s age, plus …

PRAGATI MAHILA SAMAJ & ANR.versusARUN & ORS.

2016 INSC 542Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, Pragati Mahila Mahavidyalaya, challenged a High Court order that reinstated respondent No.1, a part‑time lecturer, on the ground that his appointment was permanent. The employee had been appointed twice on a temporary, fixed‑term basis as a part‑time lecturer, as reflected in the …

PRAMODversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA& ORS.

2015 INSC 948Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a senior lecturer in a private polytechnic, claimed that the vacant post of Principal must be filled by promotion under Rule 3(3) of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Rules, 1981. The Director of Technical Education rejected this claim, applying the …

JELES EDUCATION SOCIETY & ORS.versusRT. BHITALE

2015 INSC 715Appeal(s) allowed

Jeles Education Society (appellant) ran a private school and advertised a vacancy for a Trained Graduate Teacher of English and Sanskrit, reserving the post for backward classes. R.T. Bhitale (respondent), an Other Backward Class candidate, was appointed on a purely temporary basis from 7 December …

LONDHE PRAKASH BHAGWANversusDATTATRAYA EKNATH MANE & ORS.

2013 INSC 603Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant was appointed Headmaster of a private school in August 1996. The respondent, who was the acting Headmaster, waited nearly ten years before filing an application for condonation of delay before the School Tribunal, challenging the appointment under Section 9(1)(b) of the Maharashtra …

THE SECRETARY, SH. A. P. D.JAIN PATHSHALA & ORS.versusSHIVAJI BHAGWAT MORE & ORS.

2011 INSC 427Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined the validity of the Grievance Redressal Committee created under Maharashtra's Shikshan Sevak Scheme, which had been reconstituted by the High Court to function as a quasi‑judicial tribunal headed by a retired judge. The petitioners, private schools, challenged the …

SHAHU SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL AND ANR.versusLATA P. KORE & ORS.

2008 INSC 1073Appeal(s) allowed

Shahu Shikshan Prasarak Mandal & Anr. filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging an order of an industrial tribunal, alleging arbitrariness, unreasonableness and perversity. The Bombay High Court Single Judge dismissed the petition as non‑maintainable, and the Division …

PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION SOCIETY & ANR.versusRAJENDRA & ANR.

2008 INSC 197Dismissed

The Progressive Education Society appointed Rajendra as a teacher on a two‑year probation starting 9 August 1992. Before the probation period ended, the Society terminated his services on 1 August 1994, citing unsatisfactory performance and paid notice pay. Rajendra challenged the termination under …

SECRETARY,AKOLA TALUKA EDUCATION SOCIETY AND ANR.versusSHIVAJI AND ORS.

2007 INSC 385Case Partly allowed

The appellant, Secretary of Akola Taluka Education Society, runs a vocational training institute that saw a sharp decline in student enrolment. It terminated the services of several teachers without giving the three‑month notice required under Rule 26 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools …

KANKAVALI SHIKSHAN SANSTHA AND ORS.versusM.R. GAVALI AND ORS.

2005 INSC 624Dismissed

The first respondent, M.R. Gavali, was appointed as an Assistant Teacher on a temporary basis for two consecutive academic years to a post reserved for SC/ST/NT candidates because no such candidate was available. He belongs to the OBC (Hindu Mali) category. Under Rule 9(9)(a) of the Maharashtra …