Bombay High Court Upholds Reinstatement but Reduces Backwages to 50% for Violation of Mandatory Inquiry Procedure

Case Snapshot

Case Name: Taramati Bafna Blind School & Anr. v. District Social Welfare Officer & Ors.

Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026 BHC-AUG 42260

High Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad

Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sachin S. Deshmukh

Date of Judgment: 15th September, 2026

Area of Law: Service Law, Handicap School Code, Departmental Inquiry, Reinstatement, Backwages

Judgment Headline

Termination set aside for violating mandatory inquiry procedure; backwages reduced to 50%.

The Judgment in One Line

Bombay High Court upholds reinstatement of employee terminated in violation of mandatory inquiry procedure, but reduces backwages to 50% for failure to prove unemployment.

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