Bombay High Court

POOJA JAYANTKUMAR JAGTAP ( SHOBHATAI JAGANNATH PATIL )versusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. THE SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT AND ORS

Holding

The court directed the Education Officer to decide the appointment proposal within four weeks and laid down subsequent steps if approval is granted.

Summary

Petitioner Pooja Jayantkumar Jagtap filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Education Officer to decide a pending proposal dated 21 April 2025 for her appointment as Shikshan Sevak at a secondary school. The proposal had remained undecided since 2025, causing undue delay. The High Court, noting the limited grievance, disposed of the petition by ordering the Education Officer to decide the proposal within four weeks. It further directed that, if approval is granted, the Deputy Director of Education must enter her name in the Shalarth Pranali, assign a Shalarth ID within three weeks, and release the grant‑in‑aid salary within an additional three weeks. The order was signed by Judges Neeraj P. Dhote and Sharmila U. Deshmukh.

Issues considered

Whether the court can compel the Education Officer to decide the pending appointment proposal within a specified time
Whether the petitioner is entitled to the appointment as Shikshan Sevak pending the decision

Subjects

appointment
education service
writ petition
mandamus
administrative delay
Shikshan Sevak
Maharashtra

Judgment

89-WP-10126-2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO. 10126 OF 2025
Pooja Jayantkumar Jagtap ...Petitioner
( Shobhatai Jagannath Patil )
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents

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Mr. Ujtkarsh Desai, i/b. Mr. Prashant Bhavake, for the Petitioner.
Mr. V. G. Badgujar, AGP, for the Respondents-State.
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Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
Date : October 08, 2026.
P. C. :

1. By the present petition, the Petitioner seeks a direction to the

Education Oicer to decide the proposal dated 21 st April 2025 sent by

Respondent No. 6 and Head Master of Respondent No.7, seeking

individual approval to the appointment of the Petitioner to the post of

‘Shikshan Sevak’ at Respondent No.7-Secondary School.

2. The proposal is pending since the year 2025 and no decision has

been taken by the Education Oicer.

3. Considering the limited grievance, the petition is disposed of by

directing Respondent No.5-Education Oicer to decide the proposal

expeditiously and, in any event, within a period of four weeks from

today.

Gaikwad RD 1 of 2
89-WP-10126-2025.doc

4. In the event, the approval is granted, the Respondent No.4-

Deputy Director of Education to include the name of the Petitioner in

the Shalarth Pranali and allot a Shalarth ID within a period of three

weeks thereafter, and to release the grant-in-aid salary in accordance

with law within a further period of three weeks.

[Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]

Digitally
signed by
RAJU
RAJU DATTATRAYA
DATTATRAYA GAIKWAD
GAIKWAD Date:
2026.10.09
13:26:37
+0530

Gaikwad RD 2 of 2

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