Bombay High Court

FAROOQUE KHAN AJAMAL KHAN AND ANOTHERversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petitioners are entitled to have their names inserted in the Shalarth ID draft and to receive the pending salary and benefits.

Summary

The petitioners, Farooque Khan and Ajamal Khan, filed a writ petition seeking an order directing the Deputy Director of Education, Nashik Region, to insert their names in the Shalarth ID draft in the online system and to release their pending salaries and related benefits. The respondents indicated that a Shalarth ID had been issued but the draft was not yet prepared, causing a delay in salary payment. The Court examined whether the petitioners were entitled to such directions under administrative law. It held that the respondents were obligated to prepare and upload the draft within eight weeks and to disburse all arrears and consequential benefits within six weeks thereafter. Accordingly, the Court issued these specific time-bound directions and disposed of the writ petition.

Issues considered

Whether the Deputy Director of Education, Nashik Region, must insert the petitioners' names in the Shalarth ID draft and release their pending salary and consequential benefits.

Subjects

writ petition
salary arrears
Shalarth ID
education department
public service
directions

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:39033-DB


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                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                       BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                60 WRIT PETITION NO. 10693 OF 2026

                           Farooque Khan Ajamal Khan And Another
                                             VERSUS
                      State Of MaharashtraThrough Its Secretary And Others
                                               …..
                Mr. Ketan Pote h/f. Mr. Arvind G. Ambetkar, Advocate for the
                Petitioners
                Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondents
                                               ...
                                       CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI &
                                               ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 27th AUGUST 2026

                P. C. :-

                1.         By this petition, the petitioners seek direction to

                Respondent No.2-Deputy Director of Education, Nashik Region,

                Nashik to insert the name of the petitioners with Shalarth ID

                draft in online system and further to release the salary and all

                the consequential benefits.

                2.         From the communication dated 21.01.2026, it appears

                that Respondent No.2 has already issued Shalarth ID to the

                petitioners, however, yet the draft is not ready and therefore

                their salary is due.

                3.         The authority who is competent to prepare the draft may

                be Respondent No.2 or Respondent No.3, are directed to


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prepare the draft and upload it within a period of eight (8)

weeks from today.

4.        After the draft is uploaded all the arrears of salary and

consequential benefits be conferred to the petitioners within a

period of six (6) weeks thereafter.

5.        With these directions, writ petition is disposed of.




(ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                 (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




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