Jyoti Udhavrao Bandale Alias Jyoti Anil Manwtkar v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4592 OF 2023 JYOTI UDHAVRAO BANDALE ALIAS JYOTI ANIL MANWTKAR

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for the Petitioners : Shri Shivkumar K. Mathpati AGP for Respondents 1 to 5/State : Shri S.P. Tiwari ...

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, JJ.

DATE :- 20th April, 2023 Per Court :- 1.

The Petitioner claims to be the State Awardee Teacher and he is entitled to two additional increments along with arrears in the light of the Government Resolution dated 24.01.2013. The Petitioner was appointed as an Assistant Teacher on 28.07.1984. She received the said award as an honour as a good teacher on 05.09.2013. In the light of the said Government Resolution, her name is at Sr.No.26. Till today, two additional increments have not been paid. The Petitioner has placed on record in the petition paper book, several orders passed by this

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In view of the above, the grievance of the Petitioner is answered in catena of judgments, first one being the order dated 16.12.2014 delivered in Writ Petition No.6116/2014 filed by Suresh Raghoba Bhowate vs. The State of Maharashtra and others.

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This Writ Petition is, therefore, partly allowed with the following directions:- (a) The Respondents are at liberty to conduct a verification exercise and confirm that the Petitioner is entitled for two additional increments on account being selected as the State Awardee Teacher in terms of the Government Resolution dated 24.01.2013. This exercise shall be completed within 60 (sixty) days from today.

(b) Since the Petitioner has been selected as the State Awardee Teacher prior to 04.09.2014 on which date, the Government issued another resolution and modified some conditions and converted the grant of two additional increments into a lump-sum payment of Rs.1 lac as an award, the entitlement of the Petitioner would be as per the Government Resolution

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(c) If the Petitioner is confirmed to be the State Awardee Teacher, she would be granted monetary benefits as expeditiously as possible and preferably within 60 (sixty) days from the date of the completion of the verification exercise. kps (SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)