Vishwanath Sitaram Joshi v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

{1} 924 w 925 sr. nos..odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7122 OF 2015 VISHWANATH SITARAM JOSHI

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. D.V. Soman AGP for respondent No.1 and 2 : Mr. V.H. Dighe Advocate for respondent No.4 : Mr. S.G. Chapalgaonkar Advocate for respondent No.5 : Mr. A.R. Joshi. ...

WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7129 OF 2015 CHANDRAKANT DATTOPANT DEULGAONKAR

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. D.V. Soman AGP for respondent No.1 and 2 : Mr. S.B. Pulkundwar Advocate for respondent No.4 : Mr. U.S. Malte. CORAM : S.S. SHINDE & A.M. BADAR,JJ.

DATE : 23rd SEPTEMBER,2015.

PER COURT:

1] Heard.

2] The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned AGP appearing for the State jointly submits that the issue raised in this Writ Petition is no longer res-integra and is covered by the two judgments of this Court in case of Tukaram Shankarrao Kulkarni Vs. The State of Maharashtra in Writ Petition No.8679/12 and other group of petitions decided on 18.10.2013 and in case of Chandrakant Janardan Dangre Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others in Writ Petition No.2630/2010 and

{2} 924 w 925 sr. nos..odt WP 2957/2010 decided on 01.08.2012.

3] Accordingly, we follow the said judgment dated 1.8.2012 in WP No.2630/2010 and WP 2957/2010 and direct the respondents to fix the petitioners at minimum of Rs.14,940/- as on 1.1.1996, if they had completed 5 years of service in Selection Grade as Lecturer, before their superannuation. Necessary exercise in this respect should be completed within a period of FOUR MONTHS from today. Arrears becoming applicable to respective petitioners shall then be released within further period of three months.

4] With these directions, we partly allow these petitions. Rule is made absolute in above terms. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. [A.M. BADAR, J] [S.S. SHINDE,J] grt/-