JUDGMENT :

G. A. Sanap, J.

In this writ petition the petitioner challenges the order dated 5/11/2019 passed by respondent No.4 Deputy Director of Education, Kolhapur, whereby respondent No.4 cancelled the individual approval granted by respondent No.5-Education Officer to the appointment of the petitioner as Shikshan Sevak.

2. It is the case of the petitioner that he belongs to Scheduled caste category. There was a vacancy of Shikshan Sevak in respondent No.7-School. The management of respondent No.6 therefore proposed to fill in that vacancy. Advertisement dated 19/6/2015 was published. After following due procedure the petitioner was appointed by order dated 6/7/2015 as Shikshan Sevak for a period of 3 years from 6/7/2015 to 5/7/2018. The Headmaster of respondent No.7 submitted a proposal on 6/7/2015 to respondent No.5-Education Officer for granting approval to the appointment. Respondent No.5 vide order dated 1/9/2016 refused to accord approval to the individual appointment of the petitioner. The petitioner therefore filed Writ Petition No. 14194/2016 in this Court. This Court on 23/3/2017 allowed the Writ Petition and directed respondent No.5 Education Officer to grant approval to