Bombay High Court

LAXMIBAI VENKATRAO DHOBLEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Education Officer must forward the petitioner’s proposal to the Commissioner of Education, who shall decide it on merits within eight weeks.

Summary

The petitioner, Laxmibai Venkatrao Dhoble, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Education Officer to decide a representation she submitted on 16 June 2026. The State of Maharashtra, through its Principal Secretary, opposed the petition, relying on a circular dated 13 November 2025 which indicated that the matter should be decided by the Commissioner of Education, Pune. The Court granted leave to add the Commissioner of Education as a respondent and ordered that the Education Officer forward the petitioner’s proposal to the Commissioner. The Court directed the Commissioner to decide the proposal on its merits within eight weeks of receiving the order. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed by this procedural direction.

Issues considered

What procedural direction is required for the Education Officer to handle the petitioner’s pending representation dated 16 June 2026?

Subjects

writ petition
education law
administrative jurisdiction
representation
direction
procedural order

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:42702-DB


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                           IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                       BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                                33 WRIT PETITION NO. 12139 OF 2026

                                   Laxmibai Venkatrao Dhoble
                                             VERSUS
                 The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And
                                              Others
                                                ...
                Mr. Tukaram Maruti Venjane, Advocate for the Petitioner
                Ms. S. S. Joshi, AGP for Respondents/State
                                                ...

                                       CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI &
                                               ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 16th SEPTEMBER 2026

                P. C. :-

                1.         Leave to add the Commissioner of Education, Pune as

                party Respondent is granted. Addition be carried out forthwith.

                2.         This petition seeks direction to the Education Officer to

                decide the pending representation dated 16.06.2026 of the

                petitioner.

                3.         Learned AGP by relying on the circular dated 13.11.2025

                has pointed out that the proposal of the petitioner has to be

                decided by Respondent No.5-Commissioner of Education.

                4.         Writ Petition disposed of by directing Respondent No.4-

                Education Officer to forward the proposal of the petitioner

                dated       16.06.2026    to   Respondent   No.5-Commissioner        of

                Narwade
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Education who shall decide the proposal of the petitioner, on its

own merits and within a period of eight (08) weeks from the

date of receipt of copy of this order.



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




Narwade

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