Ramdas Sampat Patil v. State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2421 OF 2015 Ramdas Sampat Patil, Age : 63 Years, Occu. - Retired, R/o Verul, Tqluka- Khultabad, District-Aurangabad.

.. Petitioner

Versus

1, The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32.

2.

The Director of Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Central Building, Pune.

3.

The Joint Director of Higher Education, Jalgaon Regional Office, Jeevan Pradhikaran Building, Near Akashwani Kendra, Jalgaon.

.. Respondents Shri Nitin B. Suryawanshi, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for All Respondents. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND V. L ACHLIYA, JJ.

DATE : O3RD MARCH, 2015.

2 wp 2421.15 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per S. V. Gangapurwala, J.) :- .

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the petition is taken up for final hearing.

Mr. Suryawanshi, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that the Petitioner attained the age of 62 years on 31st January, 2012, and that was the original date of retirement. However, in view of the Government Resolution, the age of retirement of the Principal was extended to 65 years subject to certain conditions. The proposal was also forwarded. However, the decision was taken late by the Respondent - Authority and it is only on 09th July, 2012, the Government directed extension of age of retirement of the Petitioner. The Petitioner, thereafter, joined. However, the Petitioner is not paid salary from February 2012 to September 2012. According to the learned counsel, the principle of "no work no pay" is not applicable in this case. The learned counsel relies on the judgment of the Apex Court in a case of State of Utter Pradesh Vs. Dayanand Chakrawarti and others, reported in [ (2013) 7 SCC 595 ]. According to the learned counsel, even the Petitioner is entitled for annual increment of July 2012, which is also not paid. We have heard learned Assistant Government Pleader also.

3 wp 2421.15 In view of the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of State of Utter Pradesh Vs. Dayanand Chakrawarti and others (supra), the issue is no longer res-integra. As the decision has been taken late by the Government, the Petitioner cannot be deprived with the salary for a period from February 2012 to September 2012.

In light of the above, we pass the following order: I.

The Respondents shall pay the salary to the Petitioner for the period from February 2012 to September 2012, as applicable, expeditiously, preferably within a period of four (4) months. II.

As far as annual increment for July 2012 is concerned, the Respondent - State shall take a decision on the representation made by the Petitioner within a period of four months, and if found eligible, shall pay the same to the Petitioner.

III. Rule is accordingly made absolute in above terms. No costs.

Sd/- Sd/- [ V. L ACHLIYA, J. ] [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/March 15