Bharat Manoharrao Tammewar v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary And Others
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD 916 WRIT PETITION NO.455 OF 2023 WITH WP/461/2023 WITH WP/456/2023 WITH WP/458/2023 WITH WP/457/2023 WITH WP/459/2023 WITH WP/460/2023 RAMESH BALAJI THORAT
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS Mr.Sandeep B.Sontakke, Advocate for the petitioners. Mr.S.G.Sangle, AGP for the respondent/State.
Mr.Ajit Kadethankar, Advocate for respondent No.4 in WP No.457/2023.
( CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, JJ.) DATE : JANUARY 12, 2023 PER COURT :
1.
In all these petitions, the issue that has been raised by the petitioners is as regards the notional addition of an annual increment, while computing their pension and pensionary benefits. Such increment became due and payable on the last day before their superannuation, on completion of one year service. 2.
All these petitioners have superannuated on the 30th day of June of a particular year, as they were due for superannuation. For the sake
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No W.P.No.
Name of the Petitioners Date of Appointment Date of Last annual increment 1.
455/2023 Ramesh Balaji Thorat 26.07.1982 01.07.2019 30.06.2020 2.
456/2023 Deelipkumar Sakharam Mahajan 26.12.1977 01.07.2015 30.06.2016 Shyamsundar Satwaji Gadewad 26.02.1981 01.07.2018 30.06.2019 Chandrashekhar Mallikarjun Swami 25.01.1982 01.07.2018 30.06.2019 Shriraj Vyankati Bhaware 19.04.1985 01.07.2019 30.06.2020 Suresh Vithalrao Govande 08.04.1985 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 Bhanudasrao Raybhan Kakade 01.06.1985 01.07.2015 30.06.2016 Chandrakant Raghoba Harke 07.04.1980 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 Mohammad Abdul Fahim Mohammad Abdul Rahim 01.01.1982 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 Datta Narayanrao Patange 25.01.1982 01.07.2019 30.06.2020 Abdul Samad Abdul Halim 18.06.1981 01.07.2017 30.06.2018 Munjaji Murlidharrao Mahavalkar 26.02.1981 01.07.2014 30.06.2013 Vasishta Vishwambharrao Kolhe 10.11.1982 01.07.2018 30.06.2019 Dajiba Taterao Kolhe 31.07.1978 01.07.2017 30.06.2018 Madhav Manikrao Bhoskar 16.06.1979 01.07.
2010 30.06.2011 Shaikh Rahim Shaikh Chand 15.02.1982 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 Satish Gajananrao Bagle 25.01.1982 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 Dattatray Panditrao Ambekar 05.10.1982 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 Vasant Fakira Rathod 23.02.1982 01.07.2018 30.06.2019 Maroti S/o Mahadji Pawar 15.04.1985 01.07.2019 30.06.2020 Madhukar Vishwanath Borde 13.01.1983 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 Prabhakar Vitthalrao Wakle 08.11.1982 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 Abdul Waheed Abdul Rab 16.02.1981 01.07.2018 30.06.2019 Arun Vishnupant Joshi 23.07.1984 01.07.2018 30.06.
- 3 - Arsallah Khan Abdul Majeed Khan 16.05.1981 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 Mohammad Jamshid Jilani Shaikh 08.07.1981 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 Vasant Kalidasrao Pathak 11.03.1981 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 Parasram Kisan Yadao 01.07.1985 01.07.2012 30.06.2013 Shameem Mohammed Khairoddin Qureshi 16.05.1981 01.07.2011 30.06.2013 Ratnakar Uttamrao Joshi 27.02.1986 01.07.2012 30.06.2013 Shabbir Ahmed Khan 08.10.1979 01.07.2015 30.06.2016 Balasaheb Dadadeo Joshi 03.05.1978 01.07.2014 30.06.2015 Asaram Narayanrao Kate 03.01.1981 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 Prakash Mohandasrao Sonawane 31.12.1983 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 Padmakar Shriramrao Kodgire 07.05.1984 01.07.2021 30.06.2022 Rangnath Dnyanoba Bhujbal 25.10.1983 01.07.2021 30.06.2022 3.
457/2023 Bharat Manoharrao Tammewar 06.03.1986 01.07.2018 30.06.2019 4.
458/2023 Shaikh Yakub Mohammed Sharif 24.08.1983 01.07.2015 30.06.2016 5.
459/2023 Ratnakar s/o Laxman Kalegaonkar 25.05.1984 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 Dattatraya s/o Mariba Kamble 25.05.1987 01.07.2017 30.06.2018 6.
460/2023 Dipak Tarachand Patil 10.12.1982 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 7.
461/2023 Gulabrao Ratan More 23.11.1973 01.07.2012 30.06.2013 Mohan s/o Dhonduji Tayade 05.12.1969 01.07.2006 30.06.2007 3.
The issue raised is no longer res integra, having been concluded by the Madras High Court vide judgment dated
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ble Supreme Court vide order dated 23.07.2018, in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.22283/2018. Even this Court has passed several orders granting such benefits, which have been sustained by the Hon' ble Supreme Court.
4.
In view of the above, these petitions are partly allowed. 5.
The petitioners are entitled to the notional addition of the last yearly increment for the purpose of calculating their pension, gratuity, earned leave, commutation benefits etc. In so far as arrears of the benefits are concerned, the petitioners would be entitled for the same for a period of three years preceding the date of filing of these petitions or as per actuals, whichever is less. Such arrears should be calculated and be paid to the petitioners, on or before 31.03.2023.
( SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ) ( RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)