Bombay High Court
SAGAR NAGNATH SURWASEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPARTM AND ORS.
- Disposal
- Disposed Off
Holding
The Court directed the Education Officer to decide the pending application within four weeks.
Summary
The petitioner sought leave to amend his writ petition to correct the designation from ‘Teacher’ to ‘Junior Clerk’. The Court granted the amendment and dispensed with reverification. The petitioner raised a limited grievance that the Education Officer (Respondent No.3) had not considered his pending application dated 1 November 2023 for approval of his appointment as a Junior Clerk. The Court noted the grievance and directed the Education Officer to decide the application within four weeks. Consequently, the petition was disposed with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether leave should be granted to amend the petition to correct the designation
- Whether the Education Officer must decide the pending application for the petitioner’s appointment as Junior Clerk
Subjects
- Writ Petition
- Amendment
- Appointment
- Administrative Law
- Junior Clerk
- Education Officer
Judgment
10-WP-3802-2026.doc
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
WRIT PETITION NO. 3802 OF 2026
Sagar Nagnath Surwase ...Petitioner.
Versus
The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents.
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Mr. Vishwasrao S. Deokar for the Petitioner.
Ms. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3-State.
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Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh &
Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.
Date : August 21, 2026.
P. C. :
1. At the outset, learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner seeks
leave to amend the petition to correct the designation from ‘Teacher’ to
‘Junior Clerk’. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out within one
week from today. Reveriication is dispensed with.
2. The Petitioner has raised a limited grievance as regard the
pending application dated 1st November 2023, which has not been
considered by the Respondent No.3-Education Oicer.
3. The application concerns the proposal submitted to the
Respondent No.3 for seeking approval to the Petitioner’s appointment
as a ‘Junior Clerk’.
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10-WP-3802-2026.doc
4. The Petition is disposed of with direction to Respondent No.3 to
decide the application with a period of four weeks from today.
[Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.]
Digitally
signed by
RAJU
RAJU DATTATRAYA
DATTATRAYA GAIKWAD
GAIKWAD Date:
2026.08.21
20:00:26
+0530
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