53-WP-4973-2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4973 OF 2026 Bhagyashree Digambarrao Barad And Others ...Petitioners Versus Education Officer (secondary) Zilla Parishad, Solapur And Others ...Respondents —————— Mr. Anant Vadgaonkar a/w Sagar Patil for the Petitioners. Mr. Rajan S. Pawar, AGP for the Respondent-State. —————— Coram : Sharmila U. Deshmukh & Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ. Date : October 09, 2026. P. C. : 1. The limited grievance in the present petition is that the proposal of the petitioners No. 1 seeking approval to the appointment of the petitioner No. 1 as Assistant Teacher is pending since 21st February 2023. 2. We have found in number of petitions that the petitioners are compelled to approach this Court as no steps are taken by the Education Officer despite receipt of proposals. It is expected that the proposals, when received, should be decided in reasonable time, and in the event there are any deficiencies, the same would be communicated to the management so that the deficiencies can be removed and the proposal Harish 1 of 2 2026:BHC-KOL:9854-DB 53-WP-4973-2026.doc taken to its logical conclusion. We expect the Education Officer to take note of the observations in this order and ensure that the proposals, which are submitted, would be decided at the earliest. 3. As there is total inaction on the part of the Education Officer, the petition is disposed of directing the respondent-Education Officer to decide the proposal expeditiously and in any event within a period of four weeks from today. 4. In the event the proposal is approved, Respondent No. 2, Deputy Director of Education, to include the name of the petitioner in the Shalarth Pranali and allot Shalarth ID within a period of two weeks thereafter, and release the grant-in-aid salary within a period of three weeks thereafter in accordance with the rules. 5. The petition is disposed of in the above terms. [Neeraj P. Dhote, J.] [Sharmila U. Deshmukh, J.] Harish 2 of 2