Gazette Reference: GR Number 202510101437142129, dated 10 October 2025
Type: Administrative Order — Temporary Promotion (Personnel)
Authority: Maharashtra State Excise Department / Home Department, Government of Maharashtra
Summary: This order grants temporary promotion of three Superintendents (Group A) from the State Excise Department to the rank of Deputy Commissioner (Senior Grade) (Group A), effective immediately. The promotions are conditional upon various pending judicial matters and departmental clearances, and confer no regularization rights on the promoted officers.
Key Details:
Officers Promoted:
| Sr | Officer Name | Current Posting | Post-Promotion Posting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shri Parag Nilkar | Imami | Divisional Deputy Commissioner, Amravati Division, Amravati |
| 2 | Shri Nilesh Sangde | A.J. | Divisional Deputy Commissioner, Brihan Mumbai Division, Brihan Mumbai |
| 3 | Smt. Sandhyarani Deshmukh | (Open/OBC?) | Deputy Commissioner (Training), State Excise Commissioner's Office, Maharashtra, Mumbai |
Conditions Attached (Temporary Status):
Merit List Validity — Promotion subject to no senior officer having been accidentally omitted or superseded in the merit list prepared for 2024–25.
Pending Litigation — Promotion is only temporary in nature and subject to:
Disability (PWD) Quota — Subject to orders dated 08.07.2021 and 22.07.2021 in Writ Petition (Stamp) No. 6819/2021, Hon'ble High Court, Mumbai, regarding promotion of disabled employees in Group A and Group B posts.
No Permanency Rights — Since this is a temporary promotion only, the promoted officers shall acquire no right to permanence or regularization from this temporary posting.
Departmental Inquiry — Promotion granted subject to no departmental inquiry being pending or proposed against the officers.
Eligibility Criteria — All officers in the merit list meet the promotion criteria prescribed by the General Administration Department in its Government Order dated 01.08.2019.
Effective Date: Immediate
Authority: Government of Maharashtra, Home Department, Government Resolution No. EST-2725/Pr.Cr.92/RAUSHRU-1, signed by Deputy Secretary (Ravindra D. Aute) on behalf of the Governor of Maharashtra
Note: This order is NOT related to the Maharashtra Prohibition Act (BPA 1949) — it is a personnel administration order issued by the State Excise Department under the authority of the Home Department. It falls outside the scope of BPA licensing, fee schedules, or prohibition regulations.