MR. DILIIP SHANKAR AWARE vs BALMOHAN VIDYAMANDIR TRUST, SHIVAJI PARK , DADAR THRU PRESIDENT/SECRETARY AND ORS

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Neeta Sawant 911-WP-34-2019.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 34 OF 2019 Mr. Dilip Shankar Aware …..Petitioner : Versus : Balmohan Vidyamandir Trust, Shivaji Park, Dadar thru President/Secretary and Ors. ….Respondent Mr. Yatin Malvankar for the Petitioner. Mr. Neel G. Helekar with Mr. Akhilesh Adhav for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Ms. Deepali Deherkar for Respondent Nos. 3 to 16. Mr. S. S. Jadhav, AGP for State. CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. DATED : 19 DECEMBER 2025. ORAL JUDGMENT : 1) By this Petition, the Petitioner challenges the judgment and order dated 30 August 2018 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, School Tribunal, Mumbai dismissing Appeal no. 28 of 2017 preferred by the Petitioner. In his Appeal, the Petitioner had questioned inter alia his supersession by Respondent no.3 on 1 July 2017. Incidentally, the Petitioner also raised the issue of fixation of seniority in Category ‘C’ teachers for the secondary school. First Respondent is an Educational Society which has established a _____________________________________________________________________________ PAGE NO. 1 of 13 FRIDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2025 Neeta Sawant 911-WP-34-2019.docx prestigious school named Balmohan Vidya Mandir which runs both primary as well as secondary schools. In addition to School at Dadar, Mumbai it appears that the first Respondent-Society also runs another school at Talegaon. The Petitioner joined the services of the Respondent-School on 15 November 1990. At the time of his appointment in the Respondent-School, Petitioner held the qualification of SSC (1987) and D.Ed. (2 years) (1989). Petitioner bettered his qualifications after appointment and acquired the degree of Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) on 18 July 1992. He further bettered h