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Previous School Tribunals order was deemed indefensible and set aside, granting Petitioner seniority and related benefits from specified date, with implementation required within three months.

Refusal to approve appointment from its inception cannot be sustained and Education Officers order should be modified.

Impugned Order from December 11, 2025, affirming seniority list dated September 11, 2024 set aside, while stipulating that one Petitioners promotion is contingent on pending Supreme Court outcomes.

No evidence that Petitioner held sanctioned sweeper post in Nagar Panchayat or was ever regularized there therefore, conditions for applying Lad-Page recommendations are not met and Petitioners claim for compassionate appointment fails.

Petitioner remains employed but has suffered debilitating brain stroke, rendering him nearly bed-ridden and eligible for benefits under 2016 Act due to acquired disability.

Charges, particularly for violation of Rule 146.4, stemmed from registered crime against Petitioner and none of his actions related directly to his official duties or obligations, with sufficient explanations for any non-disclosure of personal matters hence, impugned order set-aside and Respondents shall reinstate Petitioner on his original post.

Shalarth System was implemented by Government of Maharashtra to manage salary disbursement for private school employees hence, those employees, with appointments approved by Education Officer are eligible for Shalarth Identity.

Petitioner, moving from Laboratory Assistant to Shikshan Sevak, is entitled to regular pay scale for teaching position and prior approval for an honorarium must be corrected to reflect this entitlement.

Respondent authorities have not claimed any wrongdoing by Petitioners regarding conferral of these pay benefits hence, recovery made by Respondents from Petitioners is to be returned within 45 days of receiving order.

Petitioner can approach Grievance Redressal Committee as per Government Resolution dated 27th March 2024 for addressing grievances from Writ Petition and they must submit grievance along with all relevant documents and judicial support for their claim.

Authorities are criticized for hyper-technical approach that violates Article 14 of Constitution by failing to acknowledge contributions of deceased in Covid-19 care hence, Respondent no. 4 is required to process Petitioners proposal for benefits under ‘Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Package’ for deceased and grant compensation accordingly.

Refusal to approve Petitioners appointment based on Education Officers order from August 9, 2021, was found unsustainable, necessitating a modification of that approval order.

Time bound promotion Scheme aims to alleviate employee stagnation by offering higher pay-scale without actual promotion, exemplified by Petitioners receiving a higher pay-scale upon absorption as CEA.

Tribunals assertion that Petitioner should have obtained certificate by application date was deemed erroneous hence, MPSC is instructed to conduct an interview with Petitioner, facilitating her participation in selection process.

Bond is irrelevant to Petitioners entitlement to salary from appointment date until approval and there is no record of Petitioner executing such a bond thus, any restriction on salary payments based on this bond is unfounded.

Education Officers inaction cannot invalidate appointment without demonstrating any fraudulent activity hence, Petitioners case was upheld, leading to quashing of impugned order.

Impugned order passed by Respondent No.4 quashed and Education Officer shall grant approval to Petitioner No.1 on posts of Junior Clerk in regular pay scale with effect from date of their appointments and shall release salary grants accordingly.

Preliminary objection is upheld and petition is not entertained due to availability of an effective alternative remedy under Act.

Petitioners claim not to have her right to contest elections denied is acknowledged, but necessity of resolution in preserving function of Anganwadi workers is upheld.

Petitioner, initially appointed to an unaided post in 2008 and transferred to a fully aided post in 2017 after nine years of service, is entitled to full salary grants since transfer is classified under Rule 41 of Rules and is not a fresh appointment.