Bombay HC Orders Statewide Inspections, ‘Fool‑Proof’ SOP to Enforce Pavitra Portal Hiring

Overview

• The Maharashtra government must create three‑member regional committees in each division, headed by deputy directors of education, to inspect aided schools and colleges that bypassed the Pavitra Portal.
• These committees will report violations to the principal secretary, and the state has been directed to take remedial and disciplinary action against erring institutions and officers.
• A Standard Operating Procedure must be finalized by March 2026 with provisions for verifying active login IDs, a seven‑day response timeline for officers, continuous publication of surplus‑teacher lists, and controlled recruitment advertisements with reservation details.
• Court records showed the portal was functional and login credentials were allotted before disputed hires, and the bench held Sudhagad Education Society made a false statement on oath.
• The directives align with a wider clean‑up effort that includes a state SIT probing a Nagpur‑origin recruitment scam that uncovered roughly 580 fake appointments in aided schools.