The Kolhapur Bench of the Bombay High Court on Thursday (November 27, 2025) set aside an order passed by the Education Officer, Sindhudurg, rejecting approval for the appointment of a peon at a Vaibhavwadi school, holding that the decision was based on government resolutions issued after the appointment and could not be applied retrospectively.
A Division Bench of Justices M.S. Karnik and Ajit B. Kadethankar passed the order in response to a petition filed by Satywan Laxman Kale against seven different authorities from the State education department.
Mr. Kale was appointed as a peon at Arjun Ravrane Vidyalaya, Vaibhavwadi, run by Vaibhavawadi Taluka Shikshan Sanstha, on August 1, 2011, under the Nomadic Tribe- C category, following an advertisement in a Marathi newspaper and a resolution by the school management.
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The petitioner approached the court after the Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Sindhudurg, rejected the approval proposal on August 21, 2018, citing lack of prior permission, non-compliance with advertisement norms, and absence of staffing pattern approvals. The officer relied on a Government Resolution dated February 6, 2012, which introduced new conditions for recruitment.
