1 WP 8773.09, 458.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 8773 OF 2009 1. Navnath S/o Ganpati Bhandvale Age : 37 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Naigaon, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 2. Santosh S/o Subhashrao Deshpande Age : 35 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Alni, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 3. Achut S/o Shivaji Koli Age : 37 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Pond, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 4. Vinayak S/o Khandu Bondar Age : 38 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Karajkheda , Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 5. Rajabhau S/o Pandharinath Padwal Age : 38 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Karajkheda, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 6. Dattatray S/o Nagnath Jadhav Age : 40 Yrs., Occ. Service, 2 WP 8773.09, 458.10 R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Medsingha, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 7. Dhanaji S/o Sukhdev Chaure Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Dautpur, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 8. Bharat S/o Gowardhan Mundhe Age : 38 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Hasegaon (C), Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 9. Smt. Jemini Dattatraya Bhingare Age : 37 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Pimpalgaon (D), Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 10. Maruti S/o Prabhakar Ghandure Age : 37 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Raghuchi Wadi, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 11. Smt. Mainabai Babruwan Mule Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Andora, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 12. Smt. Jayshri Baburao Giri Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, 3 WP 8773.09, 458.10 Kanheriwadi, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 13. Smt. Rajabai Narayan Deshmukh Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Andora, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 14. Prakash S/o Adinathrao Bansode Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Pimpalgaon (L), Tq. Vashi, Dist. Osmanabad. 15. Smt. Kalinda Keshavrao Mundhe Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Govindpur, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 16. Ankush S/o Anna Sarvade Age : 38 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Kukkadgaon, Tq. Paranda, Dist. Osmanabad. 17. Dayanand S/o Vithal Kamble Age : 35 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Waranalwadi, Tq. Umerga, Dist. Osmanabad. 18. Basawraj S/o Mahadeo Mashalkar Age : 37 Yrs., Occ. Service, 4 WP 8773.09, 458.10 R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Yenegoor, Tq. Umerga, Dist. Osmanabad. 19. Subhash S/o Ramlingappa Vairagkar Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Jakecoour, Tq. Umerga, Dist. Osmanabad. 20. Shantaram S/o Ganpati Gaikwad Age : 36 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Kasagi, Tq. Umerga, Dist. Osmanabad. .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. 2. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 3. The Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 4. Yogiraj S/o Gangadhar Kumbhar Age : 29 Yrs., Occ. Asstt. Teacher, Z.P. Primary School, Khamaswadi, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 5 WP 8773.09, 458.10 5. Navnath S/o Narayan Tundare Age : 31 Yrs., Occ. Asstt. Teacher, Z.P. Primary School, Khadki, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 6. Balasaheb S/o Babasaheb Chaudhari Age : 32 Yrs., Occ. Asstt. Teacher, Z.P. Primary School, Adsulwadi, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 7. Vitthal S/o Rambhau Mane Age : 35 Yrs., Occ. Asstt. Teacher, Z.P. Primary School, Borgaon (Dh.), Tq. Washi, Dist. Osmanabad. 8. Amol S/o Chandrakantrao Babhale Age : 31 Yrs., Occ. Asstt. Teacher, Z.P. Primary School, Andora, Tq. Kallamb, Dist. Osmanabad. 9. Nishikant S/o Gautam Adsul Age : 34 Yrs., Occ. Asstt. Teacher, Z.P. Primary School, Sarola (Ma), Tq. Washi, Dist. Osmanabad. .... RESPONDENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. S.B.Bhosale, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. V.D.Rakh, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. C.K.Shinde, Advocate for respondent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 458 OF 2010 1. Mohan S/o Pralhad Kamble Age : 35 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, 6 WP 8773.09, 458.10 Murshadpur, Tq. Lohara, Dist. Osmanabad. 2. Bharat S/o Shivling Kore Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Tawashi Gad, Tq. Lohara, Dist. Osmanabad. 3. Smt. Lalita D/o Sheshrao Patil Age : 39 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Z.P. Primary School, Makani, Tq. Lohara, Dist. Osmanabad. .... PETITIONERS V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. 2. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. 3. The Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. .... RESPONDENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. S.B.Bhosale, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr. V.D.Rakh, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. C.K.Shinde, Advocate for respondent. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 WP 8773.09, 458.10 CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 18/01/2011 ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER – NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsels for the respective parties, taken up for final hearing. 2. The petitioners have contended that they were appointed as Assistant Teachers. They were possessing D.Ed. Qualification. By communication dated 18/12/2009, the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad cancelled their appointment orders by giving reference to the Judgment delivered by the High Court, Bench at Aurangabad in Writ Petition No. 461 of 2009 dated 24/8/2009. Copy of said Judgment is annexed with these petitions. 3. The respondents filed affidavit in reply. By an order dated 23/11/2010, the Division Bench of this Court directed the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad to prepare a seniority list strictly in accordance with the Judgment delivered by the High court, Nagpur Bench. The learned counsel appearing for Zilla Parishad submits that consequent to the direction issued by this Court and in view of the Judgment delivered by the Nagpur Bench in Writ Petition Nos. 4772 of 2004, 5193 of 2004 and 8 WP 8773.09, 458.10 5229 of 2004 in the case of Vitthal S/o Fakruji Madavi and others V/s Zilla Parishad, Chandrapur and others reported in 2006 (2) - Mh. L.J. - 124, the seniority list has been prepared and it has been finalized by the Zilla Parishad. 4. In the light of the statement made by the Chief Executive Officer, we find that the impugned orders passed by the Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad, which are challenged in the proceedings of these Writ Petitions, are required to be quashed and set aside. 5. The impugned orders are quashed and set aside. It is clarified that the Zilla Parishad is entitled to take necessary steps consequent to the finalization of the seniority list by adopting appropriate procedure. 6. Rule made absolute in the above terms, with no order as to costs. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] knp/WP 8773.09,458.10