Bhagwan Laxmanrao Dahale 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. 3843 OF 2020 Bhagwan Laxmanrao Dahale and others .. Petitioners

Versus

The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri Sandeep B. Sontakke, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri P. S. Patil, Addl.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. CORAM :

S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND SHRIKANT D. KULKARNI, JJ.

DATE :

11TH MARCH 2020.

FINAL ORDER :

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The learned counsel for petitioners and the learned Additional Government Pleaders are at consensus that the petitioners are similarly situated as the petitioners in Writ Petition No. 12699 of 2018 with with other connected Writ Petitions decided vide order dated 03.04.2019. 2] In view of that, we follow the same course and pass the following order :

I] It is submitted that, petitioners in these Writ Petitions are awarded certificate of excellent work and advance increments in the year 2006 to 2008. They were given benefit of advance increments

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II] The same view was taken by us in Writ Petition No.1954 of 2018 with other connected Writ Petitions under order dated 25/01/2019.

III] The Government Resolution dated 24/8/2017 will have prospective effect and not retrospective and if benefit was accorded to petitioners of excellent work in the year 2008 to 2010, shall not be withdrawn and if any recovery is made pursuant to the same, same shall be refunded to the petitioners.

3] In the light of the above, Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs.

[SHRIKANT D. KULKARNI, J.] [S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] bsb/March 20