Quick Summary: The court has reversed the decision to fire Dipika Wadile, a teacher, because it found her dismissal over approval issues with the Education Officer to be unfair.
Dipika Rahul Wadile, also known as Dipika Sunil Dhole, filed a legal request against Eklavya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal and others. She challenged her firing from her teaching job, which she got after going through the correct selection process.
Dipika started her job on October 15, 2012, after a teacher retired. She finished her trial period and became a permanent teacher, but her job wasn't officially approved by the Education Officer. The school management took until 2016 to ask for this approval, which was then questioned because of the timing and process.
Dipika argued against her firing, saying her hiring followed the rules. However, the School Tribunal rejected her appeal, saying she didn't prove her hiring was legal. They pointed out that the Education Officer didn't approve her position because of mistakes in the process.
Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde looked into the case. Dipika's lawyer said that the approval problem was the management's fault, not hers. The court agreed, mentioning past cases where firing someone just because their job wasn't approved was considered wrong.
The court canceled Dipika's firing and the Tribunal's decision, ordering her to be given her job back. The Education Officer was told to look at the approval request again and not make the same mistakes.
"The termination order dated 12.09.2016...is hereby quashed and set aside."
This decision shows that teachers can't be fired just because of delays or mistakes in getting approvals. It highlights the responsibility of school management and officials to handle approvals correctly.
