Vijay S/O Tanaji Jagtap and Ors v. The State of Maharashtra,Through Its Secretary Rural Development Dept.And Ors

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

WRIT PETITION NO. 3245 OF 2021

¶1Vijay s/o Tanaji Jagtap Age : 54 years, Occ. Service R/o. A/2, Samyak Apartment, Near Ganpati Mandir, Nana Master Nagar, Mudre Budruk, Karjat, Ambivali, Dist. Raigad

¶2Murlidhar s/o. Pandit Gavit, Age : 51 Years, Occ. Service R/o. B-2/P101, Nakshatra Co-op. Hsg. Society, Near Ganesh Mandir, Nana Master Nagar, Mudre Khurd, Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶3Dadabhai s/o. Namdev Mohite, Age : 50 years, Occu : Services R/o : A/6, Samyak Apartment, Nana Master Nagar, Mudre, Karjat, Ambivali,

¶4Rajendra s/o. Tulshiram Adhav Age : 45 years, Occ.: Service R/o. : Own House, Kadav, Murbad Karjat Road, Boudha Wada, Kadav Gaon,

¶5Sanjay Vitthal Ashtekar Age : 53 years, Occ.: Service R/o. Guruwarya H.S. Room No.2, Nana Master Nagar, Mudre Budruk, Taluka Karjat, Dist : Raigad

¶6Shyam s/o. Jogendra Pawar @ Shyam s/o Jogendra Katkari Age : 48 years, Occu. : Service R/o. Bhagirathi Niwas, Laxmi Nagar Pezari, Post Koynad, Taluka Alibad,

¶7Puja Shyam Pawar (Jyotsna Dipak Khude) Age : 45 years, Occu. : Service R/o. Gajanan Apartment, Block No. 002, Near Good Sheffard Convent School, Gundge Road, Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶8Dilip s/o. Pandurang Gosavi Age : 45 years, Occ : Service R/o.: Gosavi Aali, Karanjewadi, Raigad, Dist. Raigad

¶9Revaji S/o. Padvi Kuwar Age : 52 years, Occu : Services R/o. : At Nandarkhi, Post Umarpata, Umarpata, Taluka Sakri, Dist. Dhule

¶10Ravindra s/o. Sukalal Kharde Age : 50 years, Occu : Services R/o. : F-05, Girivan Society, Engineer College Road, Sanjay Nagar, Dahivali, Ambivali, Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶11Anita John Panna (Abita Kailas Dalimbkar) Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o.: Near Kalavati Devi Mandir, Shramsafalya – 002, Kotwal Nagar, Karjat, Distr. Raigad

¶12Vijaykumar s/o. Uttamrao Atak Age : 48 years, Occu.: Service, R/o. House No.718, Near Zilla Parishad Kendra Shala,Bajarpeth, Sakharwadi, Satara, Dist. Satara

¶13Ajay Pralhad Dalimbkar Age : 52 years, Occ : Service R/o. 106, Near Deccan Gymkhana, Swandeep Apartment, B-Wing, Bear Railway Gate, Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶14Lallu Kisan Chauhan, Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. F-6, Engieer College Road, Girivan Sahakari Society, Dahivali, Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶15Premnath Raghunath Gosavi, Age : 49 years, Occu : Service, R/o. H.No.17, Near Laxmi Niwas, Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶16Rakesh Suklal Kharde Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. Near Maruti Mandir, Ambapur, Nandurbar, Dist. Nandurbar

¶17Sushila Mohan Dalavi (Sushila Janu Thakare) Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. Nakshatra Co-op. Hsg. Society, Building No.2, A-Wing, Block No.4, Near Ganpati Mandir, Mudre Khurd, Karjat, Ambivali, Dist. Raigad

¶18Mohan Chimna Dalavi Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. : Nakshatra Co-op. Hsg. Society, Building No.2, A-Wing, Block No.4, Near Ganpati Mandir, Mudre Khurd, Karjat, Ambivali, Dist. Raigad

¶19Yashwant s/o. Kanhu Neerguda Age : 49 Years, Occu : Service R/o. Olman, Borgaon, Dist. Raigad

¶20Gambhir s/o Daga Khairnar Age : 50 years, Occ. Service R/o. 202, Guruvarya Society, Near Siddhi Vinayak Mandir, Nana Master Nagar, Khurd, Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶21Anna s/o Shriram Agham Age : 54 years, Occ. Service R/o. Pitalwadi, Wakan, Taluka Poladpur

¶22Vishwanath s/o. Tulshiram Gaikwad Age : 46 years, Occ. Service R/o. 210, At Post Baudhawada – Kudav, Taluka - Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶23Navnath s/o. Bukaji Gaikwad Age : 54 years, Occ. Service R/o. "B" Wing, Suvarna Building, Sai Hospital Chowk, At Post Chouk, Taluka - Khalapur, Dist. Raigad

¶24Vishwas Shankar Savale Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. Plot No. 102, Naveen Vasahat, Shri Hari Park, At Post Mohopada, Taluka Khalapur, Dist. Raigad

¶25Rahul Kashinath Gaikwad Age : 46 years, Occu : Service R/o. H.No.162, Gundage Road, Opp. Samaj Mandir, Panchsheel Nagar, Taluka – Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶26Mahendra Nathu Jadhav Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shri Hari Park, Room No. D/205, Apata Dandphata Road, Post Mohopada, Taluka Khalapur, Dist. Raigad

¶27Suvarna Deepak Kamble Age : 45 years, Occu : Service R/o. H.No.186/B, Dushmijite,

¶28Sangita Vijay Jadhav Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. Malhar Apartment, 1st floor, B/Wing, Room No.11, Dahiwali, Taluka Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶29Sharada Eknath Sable Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Jeevan Aadhar Co-op. Hsg. Society, Room No.4, Gundge Road, Taluka Karjat

¶30Apinath Pandharinath Thail Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Gajanan Krupa Society, A No.004, Gundge Road, Taluka Karjat

¶31Chandrakant s/o. Bhiva Bhagat Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. 357, At Post Bhaktachi Wadi, Pinglas, Taluka Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶32Sanjay Bhiku Gaikwad Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. Block No. 103, Omkareshwar Society, Jijabai Chowk, Rajendra Guru Nagar, Neral, Taluka Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶33Hiraman Soma Mane Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o.: Mehergaon, Dhule, Taluka & Dist. Dhule

¶34Traymbak Bandu Mane Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shenwad, Sakri, Dist. Dhule

¶35Vadya Bhamtya Gavit Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. Kadav, Taluka & Dist. Raigad

¶36Malkhan Sadu Chavan Age : 53 years, Occu : Service R/o. 203, Smruddhi Apartment, Rajendraguru Nagar, Neral, Dst. Raigad

¶37AkarramTukaram Mote (Akaram s/o. Tukaram Patil) Age : 46 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shri Balaji Krupa Apartment, Room No. 201, Sanjay Nagar, Dahiwali, Taluka Karjat, Dist.Raigad

¶38Ranjit s/o. Dnyanoba Ahire Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Paal Tower Building, A Wing, 3rd Floor, R.No.302, Bhisegaon, Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶39Arjun s/o. Waman Pagare Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. Flat No.204, 2nd Floor, Aai Ekveer, Near Neral Vidyamandir, Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad.

¶40Sambhaji Krishna Kengar Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o.: H.No. 2572, Behind Boudha Mandir, Ghadge Nagar, Ambarnath, Dist. Thane.

¶41Satish Gulabrao Kamble Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o.: Building 12/13, Boudha Nagar, Pimpri Wagheli, Pune, Tal. & Dis. Pune

¶42Bapu Tanha Koli Age : 54 years, Occu : Service R/o. : Guruwarya Society, Room No.6, Near Siddhi Vinayak Nagar, Nana Master Nagar, Budre Khurd, Tq. Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶43Milind s/o. Keshav Madhale Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o.: Shir Gajanan Krupa H.S. Gundge Road, Room No. 03, Tq. Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶44Dhanraj Bhimrao Ahire Age 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. : Nilambari Hsg. Soc., Gr. Floor, Room No.005, Rajendra Guru Nagar, Neral, Dist. Raigad

¶45Yashwant Namdeo Waghare Age 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. At post Neral, Tq. Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶46Sanjay Bhagwan Saruk Age 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. 303, B Wing, Third Floor, Ratnaraj Complex, Raigad, Dist. Raigad

¶47Sanjay Genoo Sadawarte Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. : Block No. 201, Navjyot Hsg. Soc. Rajendra Guru Nagar, Neral, Dist. Raigad

¶48Tejashwini Sanjay Sadawarte Age : 47 years, Occu.: Service R/o. Block No. 201, Navjyot Hsg. Soc., CHS., Rajendra Guru Nagar, Neral, Dist. Raigad

¶49Balu Vikram Jadhav Age : 56 years, Occu.: Service R/o. : 005, Near Neral Vidya Mandir, Mamdapur, Neral, Dist. Raigad

¶50Ramdas Sampatrao Bopate Age : 48 years, Occu.: Service R/o. : Room No. 101, First Floor, Krushnakunj Apartment, Mamdapur, Karjat Badlapur Road, Neral, Dist. Raigad

¶51Prakash Jyotiram Ahire Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. 202, Gajanan Apartment, Gundge, Tal. Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶52Sunanda Bhushan Kokane (Sunanda Uttamrao Tayade) Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Room No. 003, Floor No.1, Nishank Apartment, Chichapada Road, Near Anugrah Towar, Katemanivali, Thane, Dist. Thane

¶53Smita Vijay Khandagale Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. 102/103, Bombay Pune Highway, Ganesh Ghat, Veer Savarkar Nagar, Neral, Dist. Raigad

¶54Lalchand Eknath Koli Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. Block No. 203, Second Floor, Ratnaraj Apartment, Nana Master Nagar, Mudre, Tq. Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶55Vikram Segaji Gavit Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Bandharpada, Navapur, Nandurbar, Dist. Nandurbar

¶56Mahadev Bhanudas Gaikwad Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. : Indapur, Balewadi, Dist. Pune

¶57Amol Ashok Nagaonkar Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. H.No. 1386/B, Near Bapdeo Mandir, Valanj, Paroda, Alibag, Dist. Raigad

¶58Jitendra Jagannath Maku Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Near No.1 N.P. School, Shivaji Nagar, Koliwada, Murud, Dist. Raigad

¶59Madhukar Gajanan Maku Age : 55 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shivaji Nagar, Koliwada, Murud,

¶60Pralhad Yashwant Gonji Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shivaji Nagar, Koliwada, Murud,

¶61Subhash Raghav Kamble Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. 172, Khamb, Raigad, Dist. Raigad

¶62Ganesh Gaurya Birwadkar Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Sarsoli Roha, Dist. Raigad

¶63Darbarsing Jagannath Salunke Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. Teachers Colony, 1st floor, B Wing, Eknath Nagar, Tq. Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶64Snehal Suryakant Tate (Rekha Omkarrao Bagade) Age : 53 years, Occu : Service R/o. Sector 5, B-302, CHS, Varad Vinayak Plot No.4, New Panvel West, Dist. Raigad

¶65Jyoti Deepak Gaikwad (Rajni Somnath Jadhav) Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. Deepjyot, Room No.2, Second floor, Plot No. 128, Sector No. 13, Near Ambika Hotel, Khargar, Dist. Raigad

¶66Dinesh Amarnath Nandgaonkar Age : 45 years, Occu : Service R/o. Eknath Nagar, Dist. Raigad

¶67Ravindra Vasant Deshmukh Age : 43 years, Occu : Service R/o. Plot No. 10, Saikunj Building, Adarsh Hsg. Society, 52, Bungalow, Kinara Hsg. Society, Old Panvel, Dist. Raigad

¶68Bhausaheb Bhikaji Chilwant Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Near B.S.T. Bus Depot Sector -2, Kalamboli, Panvel, Dist. Raigad

¶69Shrimant Nivrutti Chilwant Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. At Post Moho, Chikhale, Tq. Panvel, Dist. Raigad

¶70Kalyan Bhikaji Chilwant Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. Room No. B-204, Konark Building, Mumbai – Pune Highway, Panvel, Dist. Raigad

¶71Sudhakar Krushna Sakhare Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. Boudha Wadi, Vadshet, Vave,

¶72Smita Vikas Jadhav Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. : Room No. 7, Plot No. 58, Raghukul Building, NC.C.H. Society, Near Purohit Hospital, Panvel, Dist. Raigad

¶73Shekhar Randitrao Panpatil Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. Near Maharashtra Saw Mill, B-4, Parijat Heights CHS, Plot No. 271, Uran Road, Panvel, Tq. Karjat, Dist. Raigad

¶74Uday Shankar Gaikwad Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. At Post Goregaon, Tq. Mangaon,

¶75Rajendra Mahadev Khaire Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. Datt Nagar, Unegaon, Mangaon,

¶76Subhash Shahaji Petare Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Monali-A-1, Goregaon, Chinchavaliwadi Road, Mukund Nagar, At Chinchavali Wadi, Post Goregaon, Tq. Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶77Lata Jayasing Vare Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. At Gurudeo Nagar, Post Lonere, Tq. Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶78Shobha Vishwanath Talimkar @ Shobha Sidram Gahukamble Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. C Wing, 204, At Post Dattnagar Utekhol, Ashram School Road, Shikshak Colony, Mangaon, Raigad, Dist. Raigad

¶79Chandrama Changu Waghmare Age : 46 years, Occu : Service R/o. H.No. 1614, Alibag No.1, Alibag,

¶80Sanjay Maruti Surve Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shri Krishna Temple, Talashet, Raigad, Dist. Raigad

¶81Parag Laxman Jadhav Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. : Teacher Colony, At Post Mangaon,

¶82Dipika Dilip Salvi (Bebi Hari Gaikwad) Age : 53 years, Occu : Service R/o. Kundan Apartment, Block No.304, Goregaon, Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶83Mahendra Nivrutti Magare Age : 53 years, Occu : Service R/o. Mangaon, Teacher Colony, Datt Nagar, Raigad, Dist. Raigad

¶84Reshmi Ramdas Saigaonkar Age : 54 years, Occu : Service R/o. Uteghol, Vidya Nagar, Mangaon,

¶85Nilesh Anand Salavi Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. Vikas Colony, At Post Adarsh Samata Nagar, Tq. Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶86Sonal Vanatulshiram Suryavanshi Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. Main Road, Rahatwade, At Post Khopoli, Tq. Khalapur, Dist. Raigad

¶87Rameshwar Anna Deshmukh Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Sai Nagar East, Snehasmruti Uttekhul, Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶88Vinay Hiraji Jadhav Age : 46 years, Occu : Service R/o. Bhagirthi Niwas, Laxmi Nagar, Pegari, Koynad, Tq. Alibag, Dist. Raigad

¶89Ramesh Laxman Kamble Age : 53 years, Occu : Service R/o. Sairaj Apartment, Mukund Nagar, Goregaon, Tq. Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶90Rajesh Sahadev Salve Age : 45 years, Occu : Service R/o. Near Boudha Vihar Wadi, Mandale,

¶91Ashok Balu Kasare Age : 56 years, Occu : Service R/o. H.No.19/31, Subhankar Complex, Block No. 205, Post Mahad, Dist. Raigad

¶92Ashwini Ashok Kasare (Yashodhara Abhiman Ahire) Age : 53 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shubhamkar Complex, R.No.205, Second Floor, Juna Post Mahad, Dist. Raigad

¶93Arun Balilram Gaikwad Age : 56 years, Occu : Service R/o. Subhamkar Complex, R.No. 206, Mahad, Dist. Raigad

¶94Sachin Narayan Kadam Age : 46 years, Occu : Service R/o. Opp. Kalriver, 8, Lonshi, Mangaon, Dist Raigad

¶95Dattatray Ganpati Shingare Age : 53 years, Occu : Service R/o. 715, Nave Nagar, Nizampur,

¶96Chandrakant Lahu Gaikwad Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. Near Prachi Kirana Shop, Murti Sankul, Kacheri Road, Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶97Sulbha Bharat Tayade (Sulbhatai Tukaram Godbole) Age : 45 years, Occu : Service R/o. Panchsheel Niwas,Khandal,

¶98Ashok Raghunath Salvi Age: 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shrivardhan Road, Post Office, Goregaon, Lonere, Raigad, Dist. Raigad

¶99Shishupal Mahadeo Shinde Age : 54 years, Occu: Service R/o. Chinchawale Wadi, Goregaon, Tq. Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶100Susbhash Anant Hate Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. At Post Mangaon, 268, Mangaon,

¶101Prashant Prabhakar Jangam Age : 44 years, Occu : Service R/o. Nave Nagar. Chinchwali Wadi,

¶102Sanjeev Subhash Gaikwad Age : 52 years, Occu.: Service R/o. Shrivardhan Road, Boudhawadi, At Post Goregaon, Lonere, Dist. Raigad

¶103Sunanda Zipru Deshmukh Age : 54 years, Occu : Service R/o. Siddhivinayak Nagar, Gondhalpada, Alibag, Dist. Raigad

¶104Snehta Chandrakant Talkar (Sujat Amarnath Nandgaonkar) Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. Sogaon, Mapgaon, Dist. Raigad

¶105Suhas Narayan Chandorkar Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. Nitesh Apartment, Vidya Nagar, Utkhol, Dist – Raigad

¶106Sandhya Jeevan Bagade @ Sandhya Jalandhar Lohakare Age : 57 years, Occu : Service R/o. Boudhawadi, Varshet, Wave, Shrivardhan, Dist. Raigad

¶107Manoj Dharma Sakhare Age 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶108Samiksha Sandeep Tambe @ Sunita Dharma Sakhare Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. Jasavli, Tq. Shrivardhan,

¶109Surekha Dnyandeo Khandare (Surekha Mahadeo Tayade) Age : 29 years, Occu : Service R/o. Near Samata Mandir, Chindnare, Alibag, Dist. Raigad

¶110Devanand Dattatray Gogar Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Korlaai, Murud, Dist. Raigad

¶111Rajendra Janardhan Jamkar Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Salav Naka, Murud, Vikram Baugh,

¶112Smita Vijay Jadhav (Jyoti Pandurang Gaikwad) Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. Suyog Apartment, Room No.5, Vidya Nagar, Alibag, Dist. Raigad

¶113Gajanan Ramnath Dandekar Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Kherwanda, Khanderao Pada, Choul, Dist. Raigad

¶114Balkrishna Bama Darne Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Kolad Choul, Dist. Raigad

¶115Ravindra Laxman Palkar Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Chafewadi Road, Harijan Wada, Mandala, Borli, Dist. Raigad

¶116Bhimarao Yashwant Ingole Age : 54 years, Occu : Service R/o. Nishant Apartment, At Post Roha,

¶117Sanjay Tukaram Godbole Age : 46 years, Occu : Service R/o. Near Union Bank, At Post Sainagar, Dist, Raigad

¶118Kalpana Mahesh Gaikawad (Kalpana Gopal Gaikawad) Age : 56 years, Occu : Service R/o. Parit Aali, Dist. Raigad

¶119Santosh Dhudaku Patait Age : 49 years, Occu : Service R/o. Parit Aali, Taala, Dist. Raigad

¶120Vasant Laxman Gaikwad Age : 50 years, Occu : Service R/o. Virzoli, Roha, Dist. Raigad

¶121Sudhir Laxman Jadhav Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Parit Aali, Taala, Dist. Raigad

¶122Vivekanand Tukaram Godbole Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Vanan Apartment, Kacheri Road, At Post Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶123Sayali Jitendra Watve @ Dipali Ashok Gaikwad Age : 46 years, Occu : Service R/o. Priyadarshi Bungalow, Mangaon,

¶124Arvind Balkrishna More Age : 48 years, Occu : Service R/o. Kanya Shala Parisar, Mahsala,

¶125Gulabsing Dohanya Pawara Age : 53 years, Occu. Service R/o. Maluk Pitsaai Kond, Tq. & Dist. Raigad

¶126Dhruwasing Ugrawanya Pawara Age : 51 years, Occu : Service R/o. Vrundavan Building, Kacheri Road, Vidyanagar, Mangaon, Dist. Raigad

¶127Pooja Kailas Palakar (Geeta Hiraman Ngothanekar) Age :52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Shri Sadguru Krupa Ghar, 1238, Shivaji Nagar, Chendhare, Alibag, Dist. Raigad

¶128Gautam Damu Wankhede Age : 47 years, Occu : Service R/o. Boudha Wadi, Chimbhave,

¶129Manjiri Manoj Goregaonkar @ Sujata Dattaram Shriwardhankar Age : 52 years, Occu : Service R/o. Kapoli, Shrivardhan Borali, Panchatan, Dist. Raigad … Petitioners V/s.

¶1The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai

¶2The Director of Education (Primary), Maharashtra State, Pune – 01

¶3The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad Raigad, Alibag

¶4The Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad Raigad, Alibag ... Respondents

Mr. Sandeep B. Sontakke for the Petitioners Mr. C.G. Gavnekar with Mr. Rohit Parab for the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 Mr. M.M. Pabale, AGP for the Respondent No.1 - State

CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR &

M.M. SATHAYE, JJ.

DATE: 6 MAY 2024 Judgement (Per Nitin Jamdar,J.) :- The Petitioners, 129 in number, are primary teachers in the schools run by the Respondent – Zilla Parishad, Raigad. They have filed this Petition for a direction to the Zilla Parishad and the State of Maharashtra to grant the benefit of higher pay scales to the Petitioners considering 12 years of service from the initial date of appointment of the Petitioners and to grant consequential benefits.

¶2The Petitioners were appointed as untrained teachers on various dates, the details of which are given in the Petition. Thereafter, the Petitioners acquired the qualification required for a trained teacher of obtaining a Diploma in Education (D.Ed.). The State of Maharashtra issued the Government Resolution on 4 April 1990 with respect to applying higher pay scales to the teachers working in the Zilla Parishad school. The Central Government appointed a commission under the chairmanship of Dr. D.P. Chattopadhyay, whose recommendation was that the pay scales be made applicable. The State Government referred to the earlier Government Resolution dated 18 November 1988 whereby the pay scales were sanctioned for the class 3 and 4 posts in the Zilla Parishad. The question of granting higher pay scales to the teachers in the Zilla Parishad school was under consideration by the State Government. It was stated that after 12 years of qualifying service, the higher pay scales would be applicable. Certain modalities were laid down in the Government Resolution that there should be 12 years of qualifying service, the work should be satisfactory, and the prescribed training be undertaken within the stipulated period. The Petitioners were granted benefits of the higher pay scales as per the Government Resolution dated 4 April 1990 upon completing the 12 years. However, it is their grievance that the 12 years was calculated not from the date of their initial joining but the date on which they acquired the D.Ed. qualification.

¶3There are several Petitioners. We take example of five Petitioners to illustrate the factual position.

(a) Petitioner No.1 – Vijay Tanaji Jagtap was appointed on 16 June 1995 as an untrained teacher. He acquired a D.Ed. qualification on 23 September 1999. If 12 12-year period is to be considered from the initial date of joining, the due date for the benefit of a higher pay scale for him would be 26 June 2007. A date calculated for the benefit after completion of 12 years from acquiring a D.Ed. qualification as a trained teacher is 9 October 2012.

(b) Petitioner No.2, Muralidhar Pandit Gavit, was appointed on 28 June 1995 as an untrained teacher. He acquired a D.Ed. qualification on 30 May 2002. If the 12-year period is to be considered from the initial date of joining, the due date for the benefit of a higher pay scale for him would be 30 May 2007. A date calculated for the benefit after completing 12 years from acquiring a D.Ed. Qualification as a trained teacher is 30 May 2014.

(c) Petitioner No.3—Dadabhai Namdev Mohite was appointed on 25 January 1993 as an untrained teacher. He acquired a D.Ed. qualification on 29 January 1996. If the 12-year period is to be considered from the initial date of joining, the due date for the benefit of a higher pay scale for him would be 25 January 2005. A date calculated for the benefit after he completed 12 years from acquiring a D.Ed. Qualification as a trained teacher is 29 January 2008.

(d) Petitioner No.4 – Rajendra Tulshiram Adhav was appointed on 16 June 1995 as an untrained teacher. He acquired a D.Ed. qualification on 23 September 1999. If 12 12-year period is to be considered from the initial date of joining, the due date for the benefit of a higher pay scale for him would be 16 June 2007. A date calculated for the benefit after completion of 12 years from acquiring a D.Ed. Qualification as a trained teacher is 24 September 2011.

(e) Petitioner No.5, Sanjay Vitthal Ashtekar, was appointed on 16 June 1995 as an untrained teacher. He acquired a D.Ed. qualification on 23 January 1999. If 12 years from the initial date of joining is considered, the due date for the benefit of a higher pay scale for him would be 16 June 2007. A date calculated for the benefit after he completed 12 years from acquiring a D.Ed. qualification as a trained teacher is 3 March 2009.

¶4We have heard Mr. Sandeep Sontakke, learned Counsel for the Petitioner, Mr. Gavnekar, learned Counsel for Respondents Nos. 2 and 3, and Mr. Pabale, AGP for Respondent No.1—State.

¶5As a basic principle, there should be a demand before seeking a writ of mandamus. The Petitioners have directly filed this Petition without making any such demand. There are no particulars in this Petition as to which date the amounts were paid to the Petitioners for higher pay scales. The only annexures to this Petition are the Government Resolution dated 4 April 1990 and the decision of this Court. The chart of individual particulars does not indicate when the amount was received. The same would have a bearing since the demand is made in the year 2021. We deprecate the practice of filing such Petitions. However, the learned Counsel for the Respondent – Zilla Parishad, and the learned AGP pointed out that they have filed replies and even otherwise, the Petitioners' claim is entirely misplaced in law.

¶6By Government Resolution dated 11 February 1991, the higher pay scales were applicable to the primary and secondary teachers in Zilla Parishad schools. This Government Resolution stated that 12 years of service has to be a qualifying service. Similarly, Government Resolutions were issued on 20 July 2004, 15 November 2006 and 18 July 2008 for giving the benefit of selection grades to primary teachers after completing 24 years.

¶7The learned Counsel for the Petitioners has heavily relied on the decision of this Court in Writ Petition No. 9051 of 2013 (State of Maharashtra v/s. Meena Kuwalekar and Ors.) dated 28 April 2016. Based on this Petition, it was contended that the date of the initial appointment must be considered when calculating the 12 years for a grant of a higher pay scale. The Counsel for the Respondents and the learned AGP pointed out that the decision was entirely inapplicable and considered a different fact situation.

¶8The Division Bench in Meena Kuwalekar, considered a group of Petitions filed by the State of Maharashtra challenging the order passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal directing the State Government to consider the case of the Respondent – employees (Group 'C') for grant of benefits under the Time Bound Promotion Scheme (TBPS) and Assured Career Progression Scheme

(ACPS) by taking into consideration their services from the date of their initial appointments. The issue was whether the period of 12 years or 24 years prescribed as a prerequisite for availing these benefits should be from the date of the initial appointment or the date from which their services were regularised. The Division Bench confirmed the orders passed by the Administrative Tribunal, holding that the Petitioners therein were entitled to calculate the period of their service from the initial date of appointment. The nature of the appointment of the Respondents therein, which the Division Bench considered, was different. Though the Respondents – employees therein were appointed on a temporary basis, they were appointed on permanent, clear and sanctioned vacancies. It was not the situation where they did not initially have the qualifications to hold the post and subsequently acquired the qualifications. Therefore, the fact situation in this Petition where the Petitioners were initially appointed as untrained teachers and subsequently acquired the qualification as trained teachers was not under consideration of the Division Bench. Therefore, the decision in the case of Meena Kuwalekar does not address the issue raised in this Petition. No decision whereby the period of 12 years from the date of initial appointment as untrained teacher needs to be counted is shown to us.

9.

The Petitioners have relied upon a communication issued by the State Government dated 7 August 2019. This is a communication issued by the Director of Education (Primary) to all the Education Officers (Primary) of Zilla Parishad that the State Government is contemplating counting the period teachers have spent as untrained teachers for higher pay scale and information be supplied as prescribed. A similar circular was issued on 6 February 2020.

¶10These Circulars, however, will not take the Petitioners' case further.

¶11Firstly, the Circulars shows that according to the State Government, the Government Resolutions of 18 November 1988 and 4 April 1990 state that the qualifying service of 12 years for higher pay scales must be as a trained teacher. It was because the period as untrained is not to be counted that the State Government was contemplating this course of action and, therefore, had called for information. Secondly, the State Government has filed an affidavit in reply on 6 November 2022 through the Director of Primary Education taking a stand that the State Government has decided not to consider the period as untrained teachers.

¶12The Director of Education in the reply has stated the Petitioners were initially appointed as untrained teachers, however, after their first appointment, they acquired the qualifications to become trained primary teachers. The Respondents sanctioned the pay scale for trained primary teachers after they acquired the qualification of D.Ed. A higher pay scale is granted after completing 12 years of service in the same pay scale. However, all these petitioners were initially appointed in the untrained primary teacher pay scale. Since these Petitioners were initially appointed in the untrained primary teacher pay scale, later upgraded to the trained Primary Teachers pay scale after they acquired the essential qualifications, the State government has taken a decision that they are not entitled to higher pay from the initial date of appointment as there is a change in pay scale. In view of this clear stand of the State, the Circulars relied upon by the Petitioners calling for information thus has lost its relevance.

¶13The next question is whether the petitioners, untrained teachers, fall in the same position as the trained teachers since a higher pay scale is granted after completing 12 years of service in the same pay scale. A higher pay scale is granted after completing 12 years of service in the same pay scale.

¶14The Petitioners, the teaching staff of a primary school, are governed by the provisions of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977 and Rules, 1981. Rule 2(k) defines "trained teacher" as under:- "2(k) "trained teacher" means a teacher who has secured a professional certificate, a diploma or a degree recognized by the Department which qualifies him for a teaching post in a school." Rules 6 provides for the Qualification of teachers and non-teaching staff. Rule 6 states that the minimum qualifications for the posts of teachers and non-teaching staff in primary schools, secondary schools, higher secondary schools, junior colleges and junior colleges of education shall be as specified in Schedule 'B'. The qualifications for Primary Teachers are provided in Schedule 'B' which reads as follows:- Schedule 'B' "I. Qualifications for Primary Teachers : The minimum qualifications for Primary Teachers, i.e. from I to VIII standards, shall be as per the qualifications laid down by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (35 of 2009), from time to time.

¶2Appointment to the post of Special Teacher (Drawing Teacher in Primary Schools shall be made by nomination from amongst candidates who have passed the S.S.C. examination and possess an Art Teachers Diploma Drawing Teachers Certificate, or Drawing Masters Certificate.

¶3Primary School teachers whose date of first appointment as such teachers in the service of a Zilla Parishad or Municipal School Board or Municipal Corporation or Municipal Council or recognized private primary school is 15 October 1966 or any prior date are exempted from acquiring S.S.C. and training qualification.

¶4Primary School teachers recruited prior to the 30 June 1972 and who are possessing academic and training qualifications according to the rules in force at the time of their appointment are exempted from the S.S.C. and D.Ed. qualifications. Those who were recruited after the 30 June 1972 and who do not possess the S.S.C. and training qualifications should acquire the same before June 1985. Failure to acquire these qualifications before June 1985 shall make them liable for termination of their services.

¶5The Primary School teachers with S.S.C. plus S.T.C. or D.T. (one year) or Diploma in Education (one year) qualification who have been appointed in service on or before the 30 September 1970 in primary schools shall be regarded as trained and held eligible for the scale of pay for trained S.S.C. teachers." Rule 7 states that the scales of pay for full-time and part-time Heads, Assistant Heads, Supervisors, Teachers, and the non-teaching staff in primary schools, secondary schools, including night schools, Junior Colleges, and Junior Colleges of Education shall be as specified in Schedule 'C'. Schedule 'C' Trained Primary Teachers S.S.C. and D.Ed. (two years) 4500-7000 5000-8000 (Senior Scale) 5500-9000 (Selection Scale for 20% posts) 5200-20200 9300-34800 9300-34800 2800 4200 4300 S.S.C. or equivalent and P.T.C. 4500-7000 5000-8000 (Senior Scale) 5500-8000 (Selection Scale for 20% posts) 5200-20200 9300-34800 9300-34800 2800 4200 4300 S.S.C. and Senior P.T.C. (2 years) 4500-7000 5000-8000 (Senior Scale) 5200-20200 9300-34800 2800 4200 Hindi Teachers with S.S.C. and Trained 4500-7000 5000-8000 (Senior Scale) 5500-9000 (Selection Scale for 20% posts) 5200-20200 9300-34800 9300-34800 2800 4200 4300 Untrained Primary Teachers S.S.C. Passed 3200-4900 5200-20200 2000 P.S.C. and P.T.C. (2 years) 3200-4900 4000-6000 (Senior Scale) 4500-6000 (Senior Scale for 20% posts) 5200-20200 5200-20200 5200-20200 2000 4200 2800 P.S.C. and One year Montessori Training Diploma of Ex. M.P. Govt. 3200-4900 4000-6000 (Senior Scale) 5500-9000 (Selection Scale for 20% posts 5200-20200 5200-20200 5200-20200 2000 2400 2800 Deemed Trained Teachers as per Government orders 3200-4900 5200-20200 2000 Untrained Hindi Teachers 3200-4900 5200-20200 2000 The difference made between the trained and untrained primary teachers in aforesaid Rules is self-explanatory. There is a clear distinction between the pay structure between the trained and untrained teachers.

¶15It is therefore clear that the Government Resolution of 4 April 1990 stipulates conditions of sanction of higher pay scales of 12 years with trained qualification of a primary teacher. The Petitioners were not appointed as trained primary teachers but as untrained primary teachers. After they secured the qualifications and became trained primary teachers, the 12-year period was counted from the said date to extend the benefits of higher pay scales. There is no error or arbitrariness in this approach of the State Government and the Zilla Parishad. Under the governing Rules, there is a distinction between trained and untrained teachers. The case is not of a temporary employee who was otherwise qualified but worked on a temporary basis and subsequently made permanent.

¶16In these circumstances, no case is made out for interference in writ jurisdiction. The Writ Petition is dismissed.

M.M. SATHAYE, J.

NITIN JAMDAR, J. JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR by JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR Date: 2024.05.07 16:31:47 +0530