ANURATH POPAT GALGATE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROU. THE SEC. OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ORS — WP/4147/2026

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

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010158412026

Filing Number

WP/9164/2026

Filing Date

30-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/4147/2026

Registration Date

30-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

EDUCATION ( 11 )

Sub-Category

EXAMINATION ( 7 )

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.ANURATH POPAT GALGATE

    Adv. PREETI WALIMBE

  2. 2.NAGESH HARIBHAU WAKODKAR

  3. 3.AMOL NARSINGH SATPUTE

  4. 4.SANDESH NANDKISHORE HAJARE

  5. 5.DAMODAR SHANKARRAO CHAOUDHARY

  6. 6.SACHIN NARAYAN SALUNKE

  7. 7.DIPAK PANDURANG JADHAV

  8. 8.PRAFUL GULABRAO SAKHARE

  9. 9.SHIVAJI ANNA PARKALE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROU. THE SEC. OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ORS

  2. 2.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. THE SECRETARY OF SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

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

    Summary of Court's Decision The Bombay High Court consolidated four writ petitions challenging the eligibility criteria and cut-off date for the Cluster Head promotion examination (LDCE) in Maharashtra. The court held that the cut-off date of 01.01.2026 (rather than 01.01.2025) is valid, allowing candidates who obtained six years of experience and cleared the TET by 03.02.2026 to remain eligible—a pragmatic decision balancing statutory recruitment rules against preventing mass disqualification of 38,558 examination candidates. 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

    Fresh Admission

    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

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 30-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4147/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Court's Decision The Bombay High Court consolidated four writ petitions challenging the eligibility criteria and cut-off date for the Cluster Head promotion examination (LDCE) in Maharashtra. The court held that the cut-off date of 01.01.2026 (rather than 01.01.2025) is valid, allowing candidates who obtained six years of experience and cleared the TET by 03.02.2026 to remain eligible—a pragmatic decision balancing statutory recruitment rules against preventing mass disqualification of 38,558 examination candidates. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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