Rajabhau Balu Rathod And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2585 OF 2017 Rajabhau Balu Rathod and others .. Petitioners

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The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri Paresh B. Patil, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri M. B. Bharaswadkar, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND K. L. WADANE, JJ.

DATE : 27TH FEBRUARY, 2017.

PER COURT :

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The learned Assistant Government Pleader accepts notice for respondent Nos. 1 to 4.

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The petitioners are employees of aided schools. They are claiming the A.C.P.S. benefit. The petitioners are the members of the non teaching staff of Ashram Schools. The learned counsel relies on the judgment and order dated 15.10.2015 passed in Writ Petition No. 5798 of 2015.

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The learned A. G. P. on going through the said judgment confirms that the petitioners are similarly situated persons as petitioners in Writ Petition No. 5798 of 2015.

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In view of that, we adopt the same course.

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The respondents in this petition are directed to examine the cases of each of the individual petitioner for deciding whether they satisfy the criteria laid down for claiming benefits under the ACPS to the private aided Government schools under the Government Resolution dated 30th April, 1998, as modified from time to time, and if it is found that the petitioners are entitled to claim benefits under the Scheme, and they satisfy the eligibility criteria, the respondents shall extend the benefits to the petitioners herein. The respondents shall scrutinize the cases of individual petitioners within a period of six months, and extent the benefits to such of the petitioners who are found eligible, as expeditiously as possible, and preferably, within a period of four months from such scrutiny.

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The writ petition accordingly is disposed of. No costs. [ K. L. WADANE, J. ] [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Feb. 17