Bombay High Court
LOKMANYA SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THR PRESIDENT/ SECRETARY AND ORSversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE PRIN. SEC. SCHOOL EDU. AND SPORTS DEPT. AND ANR
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Education Officer must consider and decide the proposal within four weeks from the date of the order.
Summary
The petitioners, Lokmanya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and others, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Education Officer to consider and decide a proposal dated 1 July 2017 for the appointment of a Shikshan Sevak (Marathi) at a school run by the petitioners. The school had already appointed the candidate on 17 June 2017 and submitted the proposal for approval. The High Court examined the petition and, without finding any substantive objection, ordered the Education Officer to decide the proposal within four weeks, after giving a hearing to all concerned parties. The court kept all contentions open and disposed of the writ petition. Consequently, the petitioners obtained a time‑bound directive for administrative action, and the petition was dismissed as disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the Education Officer is obligated to consider and decide the school’s proposal for appointment of a Shikshan Sevak within a reasonable time.
Subjects
- appointment
- education officer
- writ petition
- administrative law
- Shikshan Sevak
- direction
Judgment
911_WP_11205_2026.DOC
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 11205 OF 2026
Lokmanya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal
thr President/Secretary & Ors. ...Petitioners
Versus
The State of Maharashtra
thr. the Prin. Sec. School Edu. and Sports Dept. & Anr. ...Respondents
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Ms. Sanika R. Said i/b Mr. Vinod P Sangvikar, for Petitioners.
Ms. Devyani S. Deshmukh for Respondents-State.
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CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI &
DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.
DATE: 02nd SEPTEMBER 2026
P.C.
1. Heard Ms. Sanika Said, learned Advocate for the Petitioners and Mr. Aditya
Deolekar, learned AGP for the Respondents.
2. By this petition, the Petitioners seek a direction to Respondent No.2-
Education Officer to consider and decide proposal dated 01 st July 2017 submitted
by Petitioner No.2-School, seeking approval of Petitioner No. 3’s appointment as
Shikshan Sevak (Marathi), in accordance with law.
3. Pursuant to a resolution passed by the Executive Board of Petitioner No.1-
registered Educational Trust, Petitioner No.3 was appointed as a full-time
Shikshan Sevak (Marathi) in Petitioner No.2-School on 17 th June 2017.
Thereafter, the Petitioner No.2-School submitted a proposal dated 01 st July 2017
Respondent No.2-Education Officer, seeking approval of Petitioner No. 3’s
appointment.
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4. Considering the averments made in the petition and the reliefs sought, we
direct Respondent No.2-Education Officer to consider and decide the proposal
dated 01st July 2017 submitted by Petitioner No.2-School within a period of 4
weeks from today, after giving an opportunity of hearing to all the concerned
parties.
5. Keeping all the contentions open in that regard, the Writ Petition stands
disposed of.
(DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)
Digitally
signed by
AJIT
AJIT RAMESH
RAMESH PATHRIKAR
PATHRIKAR Date:
2026.09.03
15:29:15
+0530
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