JIVAN SHIKSHAN SANSTHA, THR. SECY. DHANANJAY PUNDLIKRAO TIRPUDE AND ORS. vs THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, NAGPUR AND ANOTHER — WP/1949/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: --ALLOWED on 30th March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 21-Mar-2026

CNR: HCBM040066982026

Filing Number

WP/4727/2026

Filing Date

23-Feb-2026

Registration No

WP/1949/2026

Registration Date

05-Mar-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

Coram

Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

30-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

--ALLOWED

Last updated 25-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
Bombay Primary Education and the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation (Amendment) Act

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.JIVAN SHIKSHAN SANSTHA, THR. SECY. DHANANJAY PUNDLIKRAO TIRPUDE AND ORS.

    Adv. R.D. KARODE,NILESH GOVIND TIKAR,NILESH GOVIND TIKAR, ,NILESH GOVIND TIKAR

  2. 2.SIDDHARTH VIDHYALAYA AND JUNIOR COLLEGE (ARTS/ SCIENCE) SAVARI MURMADI, BHANDARA, THR. HEADMASTER

  3. 3.KU. SWATI MARTAND KHOTELE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, NAGPUR AND ANOTHER

  2. 2.THE EDUCATION OFFICER (SECONDARY), ZILLA PARISHAD, BHANDARA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 30-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

    Court Decision Summary The High Court of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition and quashed the Education Officer's rejection of Swati Martand Khotele's appointment as Assistant Teacher at a minority educational institution. The court held that government recruitment bans do not apply to minority institutions, which have constitutional protections; therefore, the officer's reliance on a 100% recruitment ban was erroneous and unsustainable in law. The court directed approval of the appointment effective from July 1, 2025, and mandated inclusion in official records within four weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 26-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

  4. 16-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

  5. 16-Mar-2026

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  6. 06-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

  7. 23-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/1949/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Court Decision Summary The High Court of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition and quashed the Education Officer's rejection of Swati Martand Khotele's appointment as Assistant Teacher at a minority educational institution. The court held that government recruitment bans do not apply to minority institutions, which have constitutional protections; therefore, the officer's reliance on a 100% recruitment ban was erroneous and unsustainable in law. The court directed approval of the appointment effective from July 1, 2025, and mandated inclusion in official records within four weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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