18-wp 561-25.odt 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 561 /202 5 PETITIONERS : 1.Navpratibha Highschool, Dawadipar, Tah. Goregaon, Dist.Gondia, through its Headmaster. 2. Ramesh Parasram Mouje, Aged 47 years, Occupation Service, R/o, C/o Navpratibha Highschool, Dawadipar, Tah. Goregaon,Dist.Gondia. ...VERSUS... RESPONDENTS : 1.Deputy Director o Education, Nagpur Division, Nagpur. 2. The Education Officer, (Sec.) Zilla Parishad Gondia. Mr.P. N.Shende, Advocate for petitioners Mr.Suraj Hulke, Addl.GP for respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, C.J. AND NITIN W. SAMBRE, J. DATE : 28/02/2025 ORAL JUDGMENT : (PER : CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. In this writ Petition, the petitioners inter alia seek a direction to the respondent No.2 to grant the approval to the 2025:BHC-NAG:2026-DB 18-wp 561-25.odt 2 appointment of the petitioner No.2, as Trained Graduate Teacher from 01/07/2012 and release the regular salary. 3. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the proposal made by petitioner No.1 is pending consideration before the respondent No.2 namely, Education Officer (Secondary) since 07/05/2024. It is further submitted that the Writ Petition be disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2-Education Officer (Secondary)-to take a decision on the aforesaid representation expeditiously in accordance with law. 4. Learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents further submits that the aforesaid representation shall be decided within a period of eight weeks from today. 5. In view of the aforesaid submissions, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2- Education Officer (Secondary) to consider and decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner No.1 as expeditiously and preferably within a period of eight weeks from today by a speaking order. 6. It is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioners. 18-wp 561-25.odt 3 7. Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed and disposed of. 8. Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms. 9. No order as to costs. (NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE) Kavita.