Bombay High Court

MINAKSHI PRAVIN JAGTAP ALIAS MINAKSHI VASANTRA GHORPADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHRASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: Disposed Off

Holding

The petition is disposed of with a direction to Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 to submit the proposal within four weeks.

Summary

The petitioner, Minakshi Pravin Jagtap, filed a writ petition seeking appointment as Shikshan Sevak, alleging that Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 had failed to submit her proposal to the Deputy Director of Education. The State of Maharashtra and other respondents were also impleaded. The court examined the grievance of administrative inaction. Counsel for Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 assured that the proposal would be submitted within four weeks. Accordingly, the court disposed of the petition, directing Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 to file the proposal within four weeks from the date of the order.

Issues considered

Whether the failure of Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 to submit the petitioner's proposal for appointment as Shikshan Sevak constitutes a ground for judicial intervention.

Subjects

Shikshan Sevak
appointment
writ petition
administrative inaction
education department

Judgment

2026:BHC-KOL:9290

40-WP-12540-2025.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO. 12540 OF 2025

Minakshi Pravin Jagtap @ Minakshi Vasantra ...Petitioner
Ghorpade
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra And Ors. ...Respondents
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Mr. Rahul Rane i/b Adv. S.A.Rajeshirke, for the Petitioner.
Mr. A.P.Vanarase, AGP for the Respondent-State.
Mr. Shubham Vasekar, for the Respondent Nos. 4 and 5.
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Coram : SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH &
NEERAJ P. DHOTE, JJ.
Date : SEPTEMBER 28, 2026
P. C. :

1. Learned counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4 and 5, on instructions,

submits that within a period of four weeks, proposal will be submitted

to the Deputy Director of Education.

2. The limited grievance in the present Petition was inaction on part

of Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 to submit the proposal of the Petitioner for

appointment as Shikshan Sevak. In view of the submission made on

behalf of learned counsel for the Respondent Nos. 4 and 5, the Petition

stands disposed of with direction to Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 to submit

the proposal within a period of four weeks from today.

[NEERAJ P. DHOTE, J.] [SHARMILA U. DESHMUKH, J.]

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