India, Sept. 22 -- The Bombay High Court directed three Maharashtra government departments to deposit a total of Rs.27.91 crore with the court within two weeks towards outstanding amounts payable to Sinhgad Technical Education Society (STES), after noting that around 1,200 teaching and non-teaching employees have been struggling with prolonged salary dues.

A division bench of Justice G S Kulkarni and Justice Neela Gokhale, in an order passed on September 19, described the situation as "unprecedented", noting that around 100 petitions had been filed by the employees of the society, which runs several schools and colleges.

The court directed the Directorate of Technical Education to deposit Rs.13.36 lakh, the OBC Welfare Department to dep...