#Staffing Pattern

Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) directs appointment of a deceased government servant's son on compassionate grounds, rejecting the employer's arbitrary hiring of the retired employee's son. The ruling reaffirms that mala fide appointments cannot circumvent compassionate appointment schemes under service law.

Bombay High Court reaffirms that minority institutions under Article 30(1) are exempt from RTE Act provisions, including recruitment bans and staffing pattern rules. The court directed approval of peon appointments, holding that the validity of staffing patterns is determined at the time of appointment, not retrospectively.

Bombay High Court holds that the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 does not apply to minority institutions, affirming Pramati precedent and quashing state staffing mandates.