Authority: High Court of Maharashtra
Order Date: 22 September 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Swaraj Bahu Uddeshiya Shikshan Sanstha (President and others) and Bengali Education Society (Secretary and others) filed Writ Petitions No. 3765/2018 and 3826/2018 respectively against the State of Maharashtra, Department of Education, seeking relief from cancellation of their teaching and non‑teaching staff approvals.
- Respondents: State of Maharashtra, Secretary, Department of Education and others; represented by Assistant Government Pleaders.
- Issue: Approvals granted by the Education Department were cancelled by the Deputy Director of Education without a show‑cause notice or opportunity of hearing, allegedly violating Government Resolution dated 23‑August‑2017 and the Court’s judgment in Writ Petition No. 1315/2022 (Dilipkumar Patle v. Deputy Director of Education, Nagpur Division) dated 5‑September‑2022.
- Counsel submissions: Petitioners argued lack of notice and hearing; respondents contended that a notice of hearing had been issued and orders were proper.
- Court’s analysis: The bench distinguished a mere notice calling for hearing from a statutory show‑cause notice; finding that no show‑cause notice was issued and no hearing was afforded, the court held that the procedural requirements of the G.R. and the 2022 judgment were not satisfied.
Final Outcome
- Both writ petitions are allowed.
- The orders of the Deputy Director of Education cancelling the approvals are quashed and set aside.
- The Deputy Director of Education is directed to comply with the Government Resolution dated 23‑August‑2017 and the judgment in Writ Petition No. 1315/2022 before taking any further action.
- The petitions are disposed of on these terms.
Topics: Education Approval, Administrative Law