VISHWANATH PANDURANG KAULE AND ORS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THE THE SEC. DEPT OF SCHOOL EDU. AND SPORTS AND ORS — WP/4050/2026

Case under The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act,1961 Section 1. Disposed: --Disposed Off on 17th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010154892026

Filing Number

WP/8961/2026

Filing Date

27-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/4050/2026

Registration Date

27-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar

Bench Type

Division

Category

OTHER SERVICE MATTERS ( 66 )

Sub-Category

TEACHING STAFF ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

17-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--Disposed Off

Last updated 24-May-2026

Acts & Sections

The Maharashtra Zilla Parishads and Panchayat Samitis Act,1961 Section 1

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VISHWANATH PANDURANG KAULE AND ORS

    Adv. Padmaja Malgaonkar

  2. 2.GANESH LAXMAN LAWANDE

  3. 3.SUNIL ANANDRAO JADHAV

  4. 4.PRASHANT CHANDRAKANT BHISE

  5. 5.RAHUL GAUTAM MISAL

  6. 6.SANJAYKUMAR DHONDIBA JAGTAP

  7. 7.PANDURANG EKNATH NANEKAR

  8. 8.BHAGWAT SAMBHAJI KARKHELE

  9. 9.SOMNATH SAHEBRAO THORAT

  10. 10.ANANDRAO SOPAN DIVATE

  11. 11.ASHOK DASHRATH KUTWAL

  12. 12.SHARAD SADASHIV BHUJBAL

  13. 13.SANTOSHKUMAR SHANKAR RAUT

  14. 14.NITIN DWARKADAS LONDHE

  15. 15.ARJUN VITTHAL BIDGAR

  16. 16.ARVIND BANSI MODHAVE

  17. 17.BABAN DATTATRAY SHELAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THE THE SEC. DEPT OF SCHOOL EDU. AND SPORTS AND ORS

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

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

  4. 4.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PUNE REGION

  5. 5.THE DIVISIONAL COMMISSIONER PUNE REGION PUNE

  6. 6.THE ZILLA PARISHAD PUNE THROUGH ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

  7. 7.THE EDUCATION OFFICER (PRIMARY) PUNE ZILLS PARISHAD PUNE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 17-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten Shamrao VenegavkarView PDF

    Summary The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition by teachers challenging their transfer postings under Maharashtra's couple convenience transfer policy (Government Resolution Clause 1.9). The court held that while the policy aims to post couples within 30 km proximity, such accommodation depends on feasibility considering subject-wise, language-wise, and seniority constraints, and the automated Teacher Transfer Management System's limitations. The court directed petitioners to file fresh applications for the 2026-2027 academic year with specific timelines, while instructing authorities to reconsider cases where spousal distance exceeds 30 km or couples are already residing together. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 17-Apr-2026

    Urgent Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten Shamrao Venegavkar

  4. 15-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Hiten Shamrao VenegavkarView PDF

  5. 15-Apr-2026

    Fresh Admission

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

  6. 30-Mar-2026

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

  7. 30-Mar-2026

    Fresh Admission

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

  8. 27-Mar-2026

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

  9. 27-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  10. 27-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4050/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Bombay High Court dismissed a writ petition by teachers challenging their transfer postings under Maharashtra's couple convenience transfer policy (Government Resolution Clause 1.9). The court held that while the policy aims to post couples within 30 km proximity, such accommodation depends on feasibility considering subject-wise, language-wise, and seniority constraints, and the automated Teacher Transfer Management System's limitations. The court directed petitioners to file fresh applications for the 2026-2027 academic year with specific timelines, while instructing authorities to reconsider cases where spousal distance exceeds 30 km or couples are already residing together. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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