Bombay High Court Dismisses Writ Petition, Holds Teacher Cannot Use Interim Order to Argue Inquiry Bad After Retirement

Case Snapshot

Case Name: Ajaz Ahmed Khan v. Anjuman Ishaat-E-Talim Trust & Ors.

Citation / Neutral Citation: Not available

High Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay

Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Kishore C. Sant and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Jitendra Jain

Date of Judgment: 9th September, 2026

Area of Law: Service Law, MEPS Rules, Departmental Inquiry, Retirement, Interim Relief

Judgment Headline

Retiring teacher cannot use own interim relief to argue inquiry continuation bad.

The Judgment in One Line

Bombay High Court dismisses petition challenging departmental inquiry, holding teacher estopped from arguing inquiry invalid after retirement.

Why This Judgment Matters

This judgment establishes an important principle: a litigant cannot take advantage of an interim order obtained from the Court and later argue that the proceedings are invalid because they could not be completed before retirement. It clarifies that Rule 34(3) of the MEPS Rules, permitting continuation of inquiries post-retirement, applies only to suspended employees, not to non-suspended employees. However, when the employee themselves obtains an interim order

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