10-WP-86-2019 1 26 Niti IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO.86 OF 2019 1. HIGHER SECONDARY AND COLLEGE ATTENDANTS, ASSOCIATION OF GOA, REGISTERED SOCIETY BEARING REGISTRATION NO. 618/GOA/2008, HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT F-6, BLOCK 4, GALAXY APPARTMENTS, KHORLIM, MAPUSA, BARDEZ GOA, THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT MR JOHN P. MONIZ. 2. VITHAL KASHINΑΤΗ ΝΑȤȥ SON OF KASHINATH NAIK RESIDENT OF H.NO.260, SATERI BHAT VOLVOI, PONDA GOA. EMPLOYED AS LAB ATTENDANT AT PEOPLE HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, MALA PANJIM GOA. 3. PRASHANT SUBHASH NAIK SON OF SUBHASH NAIK AGE 50 YEARS, RESIDENT OF H.NO. 16/40/7 KHARIWAD, BITONNA, BARDEZ GOA. EMPLOYED AS LIBRARY ATTENDANT AT VIDHYA PRABHODINI HIGHER SECONDARY PORVORIM, GOA. ...PETITIONERS 2025:BHC-GOA:1564-DB 10-WP-86-2019 2 26 Versus 1. STATE OF GOA, THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, SECRETARIAT, ALTO PORVORIM, GOA. 2) DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF GOA, PORVORIM, GOA. 3) DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION, GOVERNMENT OF GOA, PORVORIM GOA. 4) GOA UNIVERSITY TALEIGAO PLATEAU, BAMBOLIM, GOA. …RESPONDENTS Mr S.S. Kantak, Senior Advocate with Mr Dharmanand R. Vernekar and Ms Neha Kholkar, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr D. Pangam, Advocate General with Ms Maria Correia, Additional Government Advocate for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. Mrs A. Agni, Senior Advocate with Ms A. Harihar and Mr J. Shaikh, Advocates for Respondent No.4. CORAM : BHARATI DANGRE & NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, JJ. DATE : 30th JULY 2025 JUDGMENT : 1. 10-WP-86-2019 3 26 2. 3. 4. 10-WP-86-2019 4 26 5. 10-WP-86-2019 5 26 6. 7. 8. 10-WP-86-2019 6 26 9. 10. 11. 10-WP-86-2019 7 26 12. 13. 14. ₹ ₹ 10-WP-86-2019 8 26 15. 16. 10-WP-86-2019 9 26 17. 10-WP-86-2019 10 26 10-WP-86-2019 11 26 10-WP-86-2019 12 26 18. 10-WP-86-2019 13 26 10-WP-86-2019 14 26 10-WP-86-2019 15 26 10-WP-86-2019 16 26 19. 20. 10-WP-86-2019 17 26 21. 22. 10-WP-86-2019 18 26 23. 10-WP-86-2019 19 26 24. 10-WP-86-2019 20 26 25. 10-WP-86-2019 21 26 26. 10-WP-86-2019 22 26 27. 10-WP-86-2019 23 26 28. 29. Rs. 10-WP-86-2019 24 26 Rs. 30. 31. 10-WP-86-2019 25 26 1 (1984) 4 SCC 27 10-WP-86-2019 26 26 32. NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, J. BHARATI DANGRE, J. Signed by: NITI KISHOR HALDANKAR Designation: Private Secretary Date: 21/08/2025 11:05:15