PRIYANKA BALKRISHNA JADHAV vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE SECRETARY AND ORS

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Digitally signed by 903.WP-592-2024.odt GAURI GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD AMIT Date: GAEKWAD 2025.02.06 14:38:46 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.592 OF 2024 Priyanka Balkrishna Jadhav, ) Aged 44 Yrs., Occ. Service, ) R/o. Ashirwad Niwas, Maal Bhag, ) A/P. Gijavane, Tal. Gadhinglaj, ) Dist. Kolhapur – 416 502 ) ….Petitioner V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra ) Through the Secretary, ) School Education Department, ) Mantralaya, Mumbai – 400 032 ) 2. The Deputy Director of Education, ) Kolhapur Region, Kolhapur ) 3. Karmveer Vitthal Ramji Shinde ) Shikshan Santha, Gadhinglaj, Dist. ) Kolhapur, ) Through its President/Secretary 4. Sambhajirao Mane Arts, Commerce and ) Science College, ) A/P/T Gadhinglaj, Dist. Kolhapur, ) Through its Principal ) ….Respondents ---- Mr. Narendra V. Bandiwadekar, Senior Advocate a/w. Mr. Vinayak R. Kumbhar, Mr. Rajendra B. Khaire and Ms. Ashwini N. Bandiwadekar for the Petitioner. Mr. V.M. Mali, AGP for the State. Mr. Rushikesh G. Patil for Respondent. ---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. DATE : 5th FEBRUARY, 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties. Gauri Gaekwad 1 of 8 903.WP-592-2024.odt 2. The Petitioner has put forth prayer clause – (b), as under : (b) By a suitable writ, order or direction, this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to quash and set aside the impugned order dated 11.9.2023 issued by the Respondent No.2, and accordingly the Respondent No.2 may be directed to grant approval to the up-gradation of the Petitioner from the partially aided [40%] post of part time teacher [English] to the fully aided post of full time teacher [English] in the Respondent No.4 Junior College w.