Today, On 27th August, Maharashtra Education Officer Balasaheb Rakshe filed a petition challenging his suspension related to the Badlapur sexual assault case. The petition presented before a bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and RS Patil on Tuesday. Rakshe is being represented by advocates Satish Talekar and Madhvi Ayappan.
Mumbai: An education officer, suspended by Maharashtra Education Minister Deepak Kesarkar in the wake of the sexual abuse of two kindergarten students in Badlapur, approached the Bombay High Court, alleging that he is being made a scapegoat.
Balasaheb Rakshe, the suspended education officer, filed a petition challenging his suspension, which presented before a bench of Justices AS Chandurkar and RS Patil on Tuesday. He represented by advocates Satish Talekar and Madhvi Ayappan.
Advocate Satish Talekar argued that Rakshe suspended despite having no role in the oversight or regulation of pre-primary schools. He stressed that Rakshe, who is responsible for primary schools, acted swiftly and diligently once he received the necessary instructions.
Talekar stated,
“The petitioner is in charge of primary schools, not pre-primary, where the Badlapur incident occurred.”
Talekar highlighted that the suspension order against Rakshe issued on September 24. However, Rakshe was not directly informed of his suspension and only became aware of it through media reports.
The Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (MAT) postponed the hearing of Rakshe’s plea for four weeks without granting any interim relief, prompting him to seek recourse in the High Court.
The bench expected to hear the plea in due course.
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The Badlapur incident involved the sexual assault of two young girls, aged 3 and 4, by a school sweeper between August 12 and 13. The families reported the incident to the police on August 16, but it is claimed that the case was not registered for 12 hours.
Frustrated by the police’s slow response, the local community organized a large protest on August 20, blocking both railways and roads.
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