Bombay High Court
DIPAK PRAHLAD GHOGAREversusDEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AND ORS
- Decided
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The court directed the respondent to consider the proposal dated 4 May 2024 for granting a Shalarth ID within four weeks.
Summary
The petitioner, Dipak Prahlad Ghogare, was appointed as a teacher in a Pune school in December 2018 and received approval for his appointment in August 2019. The school management later sought a Shalarth ID for the petitioner to enable salary payment, but the initial proposal was rejected due to discrepancies. A corrected proposal was submitted on 4 May 2024, and the petitioner filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Deputy Director of Education to consider this proposal and commence his regular salary. The High Court directed the respondent to consider the May 2024 proposal within four weeks of the order. The court kept all contentions open but disposed of the writ petition, ordering no costs.
Issues considered
- Whether the Deputy Director of Education is obligated to consider the school management's corrected proposal dated 4 May 2024 for granting a Shalarth ID to the petitioner.
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to commencement of regular monthly salary based on the approved appointment.
Subjects
- appointment
- teacher
- salary
- Shalarth ID
- writ petition
- administrative law
Judgment
403- WP-12107-2026.DOC
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 12107 OF 2026
Dipak Prahlad Ghogare ...Petitioner
Versus
Deputy Director of Education
& Ors. ...Respondents
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Mr Rajaram Deshmukh, with Ankita Salvi & Vikrant Desai, for Petitioner.
Mr P P Kakade, Addl G P, with P N Diwan, AGP, for Respondents-State.
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CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI &
DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ.
DATE: 10th SEPTEMBER 2026
P.C.
1. Heard Mr. Rajaram Deshmukh learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner
and Mr. P P Kakade learned AGP representing the State.
2. The Petitioner was appointed on the post of teacher in Karmayogi
Shankarrao Patil Madhyamik and Uccha Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Pune, on
10th December 2018, as per the due procedure of law and selection process.
Respondent No. 1 granted approval to the Petitioner's appointment on the
post of teacher on 14th August 2019, in view of his seniority and
entitlement. Thereafter, the School Management submitted a proposal to
Respondent No. 1 requesting inclusion of the Petitioner's name in the
Shalarth ID/Pranali, so as to enable commencement of his monthly salary in
terms of the approval granted. Certain discrepancies having been pointed
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out, the Management submitted a fresh proposal on 4th May 2024, after
removing the said discrepancies and along with the necessary documents,
once again requesting grant of Shalarth ID to the Petitioner in view of his
approved post of teacher.
3. By this Writ Petition, the Petitioner seeks a direction to Respondent No. 1
to consider the proposal dated 4th May 2024 for grant of Shalarth ID,
submitted by the Management, and consequently to commence the regular
monthly salary of the Petitioner in terms of the permanent approval granted
to him for the post of teacher.
4. Considering the averments made in the Petition and the reliefs sought,
Respondent No. 1 is directed to consider and decide the proposal dated 4th
May 2024 for Shalrath ID submitted by the Respondent No. 1 within a
period of four weeks from the date on which this order is communicated to
it.
5. Keeping all the contentions open in that regard, the Writ Petition stands
disposed of. No costs.
(DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.)
Digitally
signed by
SHAMBHAVI
SHAMBHAVI NILESH
NILESH SHIVGAN
SHIVGAN Date:
2026.09.16
12:18:26
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