Ashok Ganpatrao Munde v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD 905 WRIT PETITION NO. 10686 OF 2017 ASHOK GANPATRAO MUNDE
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
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WITH 964 WRIT PETITION NO. 14304 OF 2017 MANGAL SUDAMRAO GITE AND ORS.
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
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WITH 1076 WRIT PETITION NO. 14741 OF 2017 JAGANNATH BHIVSAN MISTRI
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
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WITH 1075 WRIT PETITION NO. 14742 OF 2017
2 W.P. 10686...2017 PRATAP APPASAHEB DANVE AND ORS.
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
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WITH 1078 WRIT PETITION NO. 14743 OF 2017 RAM SHANKAR GURAV AND ANR.
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.
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Mr. Ajay D.Pawar, Advocate for Petitioner .
Mr. R.V.Dasalkar & Mr.C.S.Kulkarni, AGP for Resp. - State.
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CORAM : S.V.GANGAPURWALA & V.L.ACHLIYA, JJ.
DATE : 20th DECEMBER, 2017 ......
ORAL ORDER :
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Heard.
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Learned A.G.Ps. accept notice for respondents.
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Mr. Pawar, learned counsel submits that the issue in the present petitions is covered by the order of this Court in various Writ Petitions such as W.P. No. 446/2015 decided on 15/06/2015. The learned A.G.P. on going through the said order and the present petitions, affirms that the petitioners are similarly situated. 4.
In light of the above, we pass the following order :
[i] We declare that the benefit of ACPS, which is applicable to the employees of Group C and D nonteaching staff of the aided Private Schools in the State under the Govt. Resolution dated 30th April, 1998 as modified from time to time shall be available to the nonteaching staff of the same category in the private aided Ashram Schools;
[ii] The appropriate authority appointed by the State Govt. shall examine the individual cases of the members of the petitioners for deciding whether they satisfy the criteria laid down for availability of the benefit of ACPS to the private aided Govt. schools under the Govt. Resolution dated 30th April, 1998 as modified from time to
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[iii] We make it clear that the petitioners' member will be entitled to the benefit of the said scheme, provided they satisfy the eligibility criteria which is prescribed for the corresponding non-teaching staff of the private aided schools;
[iv] We grant time of six months to the respondents to scrutinize the cases of the members of the petitioner and to consider whether they are eligible for the benefit of ACPS;
[v] To those petitioners who are found eligible, the benefit shall be extended, as expeditiously as possible; [vi] The Writ Petitions are disposed of on above terms. No costs.
[V.L.ACHLIYA, J.] [S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.] KNP/W.P. 10686...2017