Bhanudas Murlidhar Kapade 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. 2717 OF 2017 Bhanudas Murlidhar Kapade and Others ..PETITIONERS

VERSUS

State of Maharashtra and Others ..RESPONDENTS ....

Mr. S.R. Barlinge, Advocate for petitioners.

Mr. R.B. Bagul, A.G.P. for respondent - State. ....

CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA AND K.L. WADANE, JJ.

DATED : 01st MARCH, 2017 ORDER :

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Mr. Barlinge, learned Counsel submits that all these petitioners are Class III and IV non-teaching employees of the Ashram School. They are similarly situated as petitioner in Writ Petition No. 1884 of 2014 decided on 12th March, 2014.

2.

Learned A.G.P. appearing for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4 on going through the petition accepts the fact that present petitioners are similarly situated as petitioners in Writ Petition No. 1884 of 2014 with connected matters decided on 12th March, 2014.

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In light of that we adopt the same view. 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 in this petition. The respondents shall scrutinize the cases of individual petitioners within a period of six months, and extend the benefits to such of the petitioners who are found eligible, as expeditiously as possible preferably, within a period of four months from such scrutiny. 4.

Petition is disposed of. No costs.

( K.L. WADANE, J. ) ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ) SSD 2 / 2