1 16-5344-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 5344/2025 Bharti Subhash Chaudhari and others Vs. State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Department of Rural Development and others Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Mr. Ram Karode, Advocate for Petitioners Mr. A.V. Palshikar, AGP for Respondent No.1 Mr. Amol Deshpande, Advocate for Respondent Nos.2 and 3 CORAM: ANIL L. PANSARE, AND NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, JJ. DATED : 08.10.2026 1. The challenge in this petition is to the transfer order. The contention of the petitioners is that, while effecting the transfer, Clause 5.6 of the Government Resolution dated 18/06/2024 was not complied with. 2. In pursuance of the notice, the respondents have appeared through their learned counsel, Mr. Amol Deshpande, and contended that the issue involved in the present petition is covered by the judgment dated 29/01/2026 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.5151 of 2025. He further contended that in view of the directions given in the said order, the claim of the petitioners can be decided. Thereafter, he invited our attention to paragraph 3 of the said order which is reproduced below :- “3. We have perused the said judgments. In the said judgments, the Principal Seat as well as the Circuit Bench at Kolhapur of this Court in Writ Petition No.11788/2025 while 2 16-5344-2025.odt disposing of the petitions with certain directions has observed as follows : “9. In view of the above, all these Writ Petitions are disposed off with the following directions :- a] The aggrieved Petitioner would follow the procedure in Clause No.5.10.1 and make an application to the CEO of the respective Zilla Parishads, within a period of seven working days from today. b] The concerned CEO would verify from the data available and write a concise order if the application has to be rejected. c] Any teacher aggrieved by the order of the CEO would be at liberty to strictly follow Clause No.5.10.2. The further process shall be governed by the clauses reproduced above below Clause No.5.10. d] Until the CEO decides the representation, the order passed earlier that the Petitioner should not be relieved, would continue to protect such Petitioner, till the decision of the CEO.” 3. In that view of the matter, we relegate the petitioners to the remedy available under the order dated 29/01/2026. 4. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of. (NIVEDITA P. MEHTA, J.) (ANIL L. PANSARE, J.) MP Deshpande Signed by: Mr. M.P. Deshpande Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 08/10/2026 16:07:43