AJAY CHOKHA KATE AND ORS45 vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE SEC. OF RURAL DEV. AND ORS — WP/2993/2026

Case under The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act,1961 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 10th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010100582026

Filing Number

WP/5761/2026

Filing Date

26-Feb-2026

Registration No

WP/2993/2026

Registration Date

04-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

Bench Type

Division

Category

LOCAL BODY SERVICE MATTERS ( 47 )

Sub-Category

Municipal Council ( 3 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 02-May-2026

Acts & Sections

The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act,1961 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.AJAY CHOKHA KATE AND ORS45

    Adv. PREETI WALIMBE

  2. 2.KALIDAS MANIK DHIWAR

  3. 3.KANCHAN PANDURANG BHOIR

  4. 4.RAJASHRI NITIN PATIL

  5. 5.ASHOK UMRAO TAGADE

  6. 6.NARENDRA KHANDU RATHOD

  7. 7.ALANKAR KANHA WARGHADE

  8. 8.SHIVAJI SANJAY RENAPURE

  9. 9.SANTOSH LAXMAN SADGIR

  10. 10.SHIVAJI RAMRAO KARALE

  11. 11.NITIN KESHAV PATIL

  12. 12.SANJAY NARAYAN GHAGAS

  13. 13.NITIN KRISHNA INGALE

  14. 14.SANTOSH SUBHASH SONAWANE

  15. 15.SUDHIR PADMAKAR PATOLE

  16. 16.GANESH BALKRISHNA PAWAR

  17. 17.SACHIN DEORAO DHATRAK

  18. 18.RAJKUMAR VITTHAL KADAV

  19. 19.PURUSHOTTAM SHALIKRAM GAIKWAD

  20. 20.SAGAR SANTU KHADE

  21. 21.KAPILDAS ABHIMANYU SAHARE

  22. 22.SANTOSH JAIRAM SURJAGADE

  23. 23.RAVINDRA NARAYAN PANCHAL

  24. 24.HITESHKUMAR BALKRUSHNA RAHANGDALE

  25. 25.PRADEEP MANOHAR PATIL

  26. 26.SANTOSH PANDHARINATH GHULE

  27. 27.GURUDEO WAMAN KIRNAPURE

  28. 28.SOLANKI SHRIKISAN NARAYANRAO

  29. 29.ATUL BHISHMACHARYA LOKHANDE

  30. 30.YOGESH BABASO HABALE

  31. 31.RAVINDRA SITARAM BAGUL

  32. 32.AMIT RAJESHWAR MESHRAM

  33. 33.SAVITA VILAS RATHOD

  34. 34.PRAMOD PRABHAKAR ROHANKAR

  35. 35.VIDYA JAGANNATH SONULE

  36. 36.DATTATRAY AMBADAS PANCHAL

  37. 37.JITENDRA RAMCHANDRA NAGRALE

  38. 38.SUNIL PANDURANG BOKADE

  39. 39.PANKAJ SUDHAKARRAO WAKUDKAR

  40. 40.PANTANIT BHAUJI SATPUTE

  41. 41.DNYANESHWAR YADAVRAO MARKANTE MUDRANKUR

  42. 42.DATTATRAYA ANNAPPA SALGAR

  43. 43.ASHISH ASHOK YELLEWAR

  44. 44.VISHAL TUKARAM JADHAV

  45. 45.DHONDAPPA ANANDA SAWANT

  46. 46.RASUL HUSENSAHAB SHAIKH

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR THE SEC. OF RURAL DEV. AND ORS

  2. 2.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR THE SECRETARY

  3. 3.THE MAHARASHTRA STATE COUNCIL FOR EXAMINATION THR THE COMMISSIONER

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 21-Apr-2026

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

    Court Decision Summary The Bombay High Court allowed all writ petitions and set the cut-off date as 01.01.2026 (not 01.01.2025) for the 2025-2026 Cluster Head promotion exam, as a one-time exceptional measure. Candidates must have six years of service experience and pass the TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) before the exam to be eligible. The court emphasized that TET is now a mandatory qualification for all in-service teachers seeking promotion, in line with the Supreme Court's September 2025 judgment in *Anjuman Ishaat-e-Taleem Trust v. State of Maharashtra*. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  5. 02-Apr-2026

    Part-Heard

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  6. 01-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  7. 01-Apr-2026

    Part-Heard

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  8. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  9. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  10. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  11. 23-Mar-2026

    Fresh Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  12. 11-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  13. 11-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  14. 26-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/2993/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Court Decision Summary The Bombay High Court allowed all writ petitions and set the cut-off date as 01.01.2026 (not 01.01.2025) for the 2025-2026 Cluster Head promotion exam, as a one-time exceptional measure. Candidates must have six years of service experience and pass the TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) before the exam to be eligible. The court emphasized that TET is now a mandatory qualification for all in-service teachers seeking promotion, in line with the Supreme Court's September 2025 judgment in *Anjuman Ishaat-e-Taleem Trust v. State of Maharashtra*. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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