ANURADHA ASHOK TAKATE AND ORS vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ORS

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2024 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 188

HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
Nitin Jamdar, J
ANURADHA ASHOK TAKATE AND ORS – Appellant
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STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ORS – Respondent

Advocates:
Mr. G. S. Godbole, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Parag Tilak, Ketki Gadkari for Petitioners in WP/9218/2021, WP/9219/2021 & WP(ST)/24153/2022. Mr. Vijay Latange i/b Vivek Rane for Petitioners in WP/1468/2022. Mr. Nitin Gaware-Patil a/w Abhishek Nagode for Petitioners in WP/1552/2022 & WP/1582/2022. Mr.Sugandh Deshmukh i/b Mr. Rajaram Deshmukh for Petitioners in WP/9189/2022 & WP/10776/2022. Mr. S. S. Pakale, Senior Advocate a/w Saurabhi Pakale, Mr. Nilesh Desai, Ms. Padmaja Malgaonkar i/b Mr. S.M.Katkar for Petitioners in WP/2531/2021, WP/2532/2021, WP/6971/2019, WP/7741/2021 & WP(ST)/17854/2017, WP(ST)/14247/2017, WP(ST)/12787/2017, WP(ST)/14246/2017 and WP(ST)/12789/2017, WP(ST)/12791/2017. Mr. Nitin Deshpande fo Respondent No. 3 in WP(ST)/ 14246/2017, WP(ST)/ 12780/2017 and WP(ST)/ 17854/2017. Mr. Vishwanath Patil a/w Nidhi Chavan a/w Santanu Katkar for Respondent Municipal Corporation in WP (ST)/ 14246/2017, WP(ST)/ 12787/2017, WP(ST)/12791/2017, WP(ST)/ 22564/2017 AND WP/2531/2021. Mr. Ashutosh Gavnekar i/b Mr. C.G. Gavnekar for Respondent Nos. 5 to 7 in WP(ST)/ 17854/2017. Mr. Sarang Aradhye for Respondent Nos. 8 & 9 in WP(ST)/ 17854/2017. Mr. Narendra Bandiwadekar, Senior Advocate a/w Mr. Aniket S. Phapale , Sagar Mane, Vinayak Kumbhar, Rajendra Khaire i/b Ms. Ashwini N. Bandiwadekar for Petitioner in WP/6778/2023. Mr. R.V. Dighe i/b A.S. Rao for Respondent (KDMC). Mr. Ashwin R. Kapadnis for Z.P Pune in all Matters. Ms. Sonali Jadhav i/b Shankar P. Thorat for Respondent No. 5 & 6 (Z.P Thane) in WP/2532/2021 & WP/7741/2021. Ms Manisha Jagtap for Pune MC. Ms. Savita Thorat a/w G B Walawalkar, Mr. Sandeep D. Shinde i/b Shankar P Thorat for Respondent Nos. 9 & 10 (Z.P Thane) in WP/6971/2019. Mr. B. V. Samant, Addl. GP a/w Ms. Tejas J. Kapre, AGP for State-Respondent.

M.M. SATHAYE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 13 MARCH 2024 PRONOUNCED ON : 14 JUNE 2024 JUDGMENT (Per M. M. SATHAYE J) .

Rule. Learned counsel for the Respondents waive service. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of parties.

INTRODUCTION

2. This group of petitions involve a common question arising in the situation where the urban area under Municipal Corporation is increased and certain villages, which are otherwise under the jurisdiction of Zilla Parishad (ZP), are included in the Municipal Corporation limits. Particularly how the teachers of Zilla Parishad schools (situated in such villages, which are included in Municipal Corporation limits) are to be treated. Their transfer / absorption in Husen 10 901 WP-9218-2022(J) group.doc the Municipal Corporation schools, is the subject matter of debate. All the Petitioners, hundreds in number, are teachers working in primary schools run by either Pune Zilla Parishad, Raigad Zilla Parishad or Thane Zilla Parishad, seeking transfer to Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), Panvel Municipal Corporation (Panvel MC), Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), Kalyan-Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) or Ambernath Municipal Corporation, as the c

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2024 Supreme(Online)(Bom) 188

HIGH COURT OF BOMBAYNitin Jamdar, JANURADHA ASHOK TAKATE AND ORS – AppellantVersusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ORS – Respondent

HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY
Nitin Jamdar, J
ANURADHA ASHOK TAKATE AND ORS – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ORS – Respondent