1 of 3 401 - WP-4858-2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4858 OF 2026 Sachin Gorakshanath Kokane Petitioner versus State Of Maharashtra Thru Secretary and Ors Respondents _______ Mr. Shrirang Katneshwarkar i/by Mr. Arvind Ambetkar, Advocates for the Petitioner. P. N. Diwan, AGP for the State. _______ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & AARTI SATHE, JJ. DATE: 06th August, 2026 P.C. 1. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been filed praying for the following substantive reliefs:- B) By issuing a Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or directions in the like nature, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to direct the respondent No.3 decidethe proposal for the approval of the transfer/appointment of the petitioner from non aided section to fully aided section on the post "Jr.College Teacher" submitted by the respondentNo.4 on 27.11.2025 as Exh.-E. C) Pending the hearing and final disposal of the present Petition, this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to restrain the respondents from taking adverse action against the petitioners only ground that the approval of their transfer are pending before the respondent No.3 and issue appropriate order for the said purpose. D) Interim and ad-interim reliefs in terms of prayer clause "C" above may please begranted; 2. The primary grievance of the Petitioner is in respect of seeking directions to be issued to the Respondent No. 3-Deputy Director of Education to Bharati 2 of 3 401 - WP-4858-2026.DOC consider and decide the proposal dated 27th November 2025 of the Petitioner for the approval of the transfer/appointment of the Petitioner from non-aided establishment to fully aided establishment on the post of Junior College Teacher. 3. The facts lie in a narrow compass:- i. The Petitioner was appointed as a Junior College Teacher by the management of Respondent No. 4-College against a clear and vacant post in several schools in Ahmednagar and Pune districts, as per due procedure of law. It is the Petitioner’s contention that he has diligently and honestly worked with Respondent No. 4-College for many years. ii. Since service of similarly situated people was not continued with the aided section of schools/colleges or approved by the Respondent No. 4-College, they approached this court by filing Writ Petition No. 2549 of 2018 and Writ Petition No. 3530 of 2018, seeking directions for issuance of appointment orders/ reinstatement with Rayat Education Society, Satara. A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court by the order dated 13th September 2021, in view of the consent terms tendered, passed an order and disposed of the aforesaid petitions. iii. Thereafter, on 20th August 2025, considering the seniority, qualifications, and continuity of the Petitioner’s services as per consent terms, the Joint Secretary (Sec.) Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, Satara issued a transfer/continuation order to the Petitioner from non-aided section to fully-aided section on the post of Junior College Teacher with schools run by the Rayat Education Society, Satara. iv. In view of the transfer/ continuation order, Respondent No. 4-College submitted a proposal dated 27th November 2025 for approval for the appointment/ Bharati 3 of 3 401 - WP-4858-2026.DOC transfer of the Petitioner from non-aided section (Division) to fully-aided section (Division) on the post of Junior College Teacher to Respondent No. 3-Deputy Director of Education v. It is the Petitioner’s contention that the aforesaid proposal dated 27th November 2025 remains undecided, and that the aforesaid inaction on part of Respondent No. 3-Deputy Director of Education is causing grave prejudice to the Petitioner, and it is incumbent upon Respondent No. 3-Deputy Director of Education to decide the aforesaid proposal. 3. In our view, considering the limited relief that the Petitioner seeks in the Petition, and although there being no written opposition/reply of the Respondents, considering the nature of the orders we propose to pass, no prejudice would be caused to the Respondents. The following order would serve the ends of justice:- ORDER i. Respondent No. 3-Deputy Director of Education to consider and decide the proposal dated 27th November 2025 in accordance with the law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 4 weeks from the date this order is made available to the said Respondent by the Petitioner. ii. Let all the parties be heard. iii. All rights and contentions of the parties are expressly kept open. iv. Writ Petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No. costs. (AARTI SATHE, J.) (G.S.KULKARNI, J.) Bharati