Bombay High Court

PARBHANI EDUCATION SOCIETY PARBHANI THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT MOHAMMAD ABDUL RASHEED ENGINEERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: N B SURYAWANSHI ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The Court held that the subsequent approval of the petitioners' appointments obviated the relief sought, and ordered the remaining procedural steps to be completed.

Summary

The petitioners, Miss Shaista Anjum Syed Asger and others, filed writ petitions challenging the non-approval of their appointments as primary teachers. The Education Officer subsequently approved their appointments on 9 April 2026, rendering the petitions moot. The petitioners' counsel submitted a Government Resolution dated 12 June 2026, seeking that the remaining respondents forward complete proposals for inclusion of the petitioners' names in the Shalarth ID to the Deputy Director of Education. The Court directed respondents No.2 to 4 to submit the proposals within four weeks and the Deputy Director to process them within six weeks, in accordance with applicable rules and resolutions. Consequently, the Court disposed of all writ petitions and the pending civil application.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate remedy when an appointment is subsequently approved after a writ petition challenging its denial?
Whether the respondents are required to forward complete proposals for inclusion of the petitioners' names in the Shalarth ID as per the Government Resolution.

Subjects

appointment
education officer
writ petition
government resolution
procedural compliance
Shalarth ID

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:24448-DB


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                         IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
                                    BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                 WRIT PETITION NO.2880 OF 2022

                 Miss Shaista Anjum Syed Asger and Others              PETITIONERS

                        VERSUS

                 The Education Officer (Primary) and Others         RESPONDENTS

                                               .......
                 Mr. Ajay S. Deshpande, Advocate for the Petitioners
                 Mr. N. S. Tekale, AGP for Respondent - State
                 Mr. B. A. Shinde, Advocate for Respondent No.1
                                                ....…
                                                WITH
                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 11541 OF 2016
                                                WITH
                               CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 4198 OF 2019
                                        IN WP/11541/2016
                                                WITH
                                 WRIT PETITION NO. 11550 OF 2016

                             [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, &
                                      ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.]

                                     DATE : 22nd JUNE, 2026

                 ORDER :

                 1.     In view of the subsequent grant of approval to the

                 appointments of the Petitioners, by the Education Officer, on 9 th

                 April, 2026, nothing survives in the present Petitions.


                 2.     Learned Advocate for the Petitioners, Mr. Ajay Deshpande,
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has placed on record copy of Government Resolution dated 12 th

June, 2026. He submits that it is for Respondents No.2 to 4 to

submit complete proposals of the Petitioners for inclusion of their

names in the Shalarth ID, to the Deputy Director of Education

through Education Officer.


3.    Respondents No.2 to 4 shall submit complete proposals of

the Petitioners within a period of four weeks from today to the

Deputy Director of Education through the Education Officer. On

receipt of the said proposals, the Deputy Director of Education

shall process the same in accordance with the rules and

Government Resolutions, within a period of 6 weeks thereafter.


4.    In view of the above, all the Writ Petitions and pending

Civil Application are disposed of.



[ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ]                 [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]
         JUDGE                                    JUDGE

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