TUKARAM VITTHAL GIRI AND ORS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR.ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT AND ORS — WP/4011/2026

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

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010148652026

Filing Number

WP/8584/2026

Filing Date

25-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/4011/2026

Registration Date

26-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

OTHER SERVICE MATTERS ( 66 )

Sub-Category

NON TEACHING STAFF ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--Disposed Off

Last updated 02-May-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.TUKARAM VITTHAL GIRI AND ORS

    Adv. Padmaja Malgaonkar

  2. 2.BAPU BALU SARODE

  3. 3.RAHUL MOHANRAO RATHOD

  4. 4.VINOD BALASAHEB CHAVARE

  5. 5.GAJANAN LAXMAN GIRI

  6. 6.JOTIRAM BHARTARINATH SHINDE

  7. 7.SWAPNIL HARIBHAU RASANE

  8. 8.PRAVIN ISHWAR DORLIKAR

  9. 9.VAIBHAV BALAJI BONDAR

  10. 10.NATHRAO UTTAMRAO SURYAWANSHI

  11. 11.BALAJI RAMDAS SHELKE

  12. 12.AMOL MAHADEV BORKAR

  13. 13.HARSHAL HARIBHAU DALE

  14. 14.SUHAS SURESH KUSMAWAR

  15. 15.AJAY SHIVAJIRAO LAVHALE

  16. 16.TATYARAM GORAKH SHINDE

  17. 17.SANTOSH BHAGAWAN KHEDEKAR

  18. 18.SANTOSH SHRIMANT DEVKATE

  19. 19.PRADEEP SHAHADEO TANDALE

  20. 20.SHASHIKANT SOPAN NILE

  21. 21.SUDARSHAN NARAYAN SAWANT

  22. 22.ARJUN RAMKISAN JADHAV

  23. 23.RAJRATNA NAMDEVRAO SAWANT

  24. 24.SANTOSH UDHAO KULMETHE

  25. 25.ANIL BABANRAO INDALKAR

  26. 26.SANDEEP KONDIBA SANAP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR.ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION AND SPORTS DEPARTMENT AND ORS

  2. 2.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINICPAL SECRETARY RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

  3. 3.THE MAHARASHTRA STATE COUNCIL OF EXAMINATIONS THR. ITS COMMISSIONER

  4. 4.THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY) PUNE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 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 dismissed four consolidated writ petitions challenging the eligibility criteria for the Maharashtra Cluster Head Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) 2025-2026, holding that the cut-off date for qualifications is 1st January 2026 (not 1st January 2025) and that TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) qualification is mandatory for all candidates seeking promotion to Cluster Head positions. The court applied a pragmatic approach based on peculiar circumstances—including the exam's six-year gap, a Supreme Court mandate on TET requirements issued just before the exam, and the need to minimize hardship to 38,558 candidates who appeared for the examination. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 02-Apr-2026

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

  4. 02-Apr-2026

    Part-Heard

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

  5. 01-Apr-2026

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

  6. 01-Apr-2026

    Part-Heard

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

  7. 30-Mar-2026

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

  8. 30-Mar-2026

    Fresh Admission

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

  9. 27-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  10. 25-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4011/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Court Decision Summary The Bombay High Court dismissed four consolidated writ petitions challenging the eligibility criteria for the Maharashtra Cluster Head Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) 2025-2026, holding that the cut-off date for qualifications is 1st January 2026 (not 1st January 2025) and that TET (Teacher Eligibility Test) qualification is mandatory for all candidates seeking promotion to Cluster Head positions. The court applied a pragmatic approach based on peculiar circumstances—including the exam's six-year gap, a Supreme Court mandate on TET requirements issued just before the exam, and the need to minimize hardship to 38,558 candidates who appeared for the examination. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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