Mumtaz Begum Mohammed Basheeruddin v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD 3 WRIT PETITION NO.595 OF 2023 NAGORAO DEVBA RODE AND OTHERS
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY AND OTHERS ....
Mr Y. B. Bolkar, Advocate h/f Mr K. B. Jadhav, Advocate for petitioners;
Mr S. K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents/State AND 4 WRIT PETITION NO.584 OF 2023 NAVNATH VITTHALRAO MANDVE
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 5 WRIT PETITION NO.585 OF 2023 ASHOK UTTAMCHAND PATNI AND ANOTHER
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 6 WRIT PETITION NO.586 OF 2023 SHAIKH PASHU SHAIKH GAFUR BHAI AND OTHERS
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 7 WRIT PETITION NO.587 OF 2023 JAGAN GANPA KAKDE
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 9 WRIT PETITION NO.591 OF 2023 RAMDAS SITARAM WANARE
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 10 WRIT PETITION NO.592 OF 2023 VISHNUDAS HARIKISHAN BAJAJ
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 11 WRIT PETITION NO.593 OF 2023 MRS FARZANA SHAHEEN MAHMOOD AHMED QURAISHI
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 12 WRIT PETITION NO.594 OF 2023 BHAGWAT MAROTRAO MARKAD AND OTHERS
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS ....
Mr Abhishek C. Deshpande, Advocate for petitioners; Mr S. K. Tambe, Mr S. G. Sangle, Mr V. M. Kagne, Mr S. G. Karlekar and Mr P. S. Patil, A.G.Ps. for respondents/State in respective petitions AND
(3) 8 WRIT PETITION NO.588 OF 2023 MUMTAZ BEGUM MOHAMMED BASHEERUDDIN
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 112 WRIT PETITION NO.573 OF 2023 JAGANSING MAGANSING RAJPUT AND OTHERS
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ....
Mr Sandeep B. Sontakke, Advocate for petitioners; Mr S. K. Tambe and Mr S. G. Sangle, A.G.Ps. for respondents/State CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, JJ.
DATE : 16th January, 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 particular years, as they were due for superannuation. For
(4) the sake of clarity, the names of the petitioners and their dates of superannuation are mentioned in a chart hereunder :- Name of the petitioners, initial date of their appointments, Date of last increment & Date of superannuation of petitioners Sr.
No W.P.Nos.
Name of the Date of Appointme Date of Date of Superannua Petitioners Last annual increment tion /Retirement 1.
595/2023 Nagorao Devba Rode nt 25/07/1984 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Devrao Vithalrao Kedar 08/10/1986 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Gangadhar Vithalrao Lashkare 25/07/1984 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Rab Abdul Shaikh 21/07/1987 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Maroti Narayan Dhadekar 03/03/1993 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Baburao Sayenna Maukattawar 26/02/1986 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Mahadu Kondanbuwa Bharti 05/03/1986 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Moulana Huswensab Shaikh 03/11/1990 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Dattu Babasaheb Mundhe 07/10/1986 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Baliram Shankarrao Mokampalle 01/10/1983 01/07/2021 30/06/2022
(5) Sundanda Renukadas Widekar 01/01/1985 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Digambar Sitaram Pawar ---------- 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Pandurang Marotirao Rawanpalle 07/09/1991 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Maroti Lalu Gaddamwar 28/02/1994 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Balaji Nagorao Surudwad 15/02/1988 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Deelip Khobraji Sarode 22/07/1987 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Kishan Sambhaji Kadam 26/11/1990 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 2.
584/2023 Navnath Vitthalrao Mandve 23/05/1979 01/07/2016 30/06/2017 3.
585/2023 Ashok Uttamchand Patni 26/03/1985 01/07/2017 30/06/2018 Ramkumar Vasantrao Kalike 19/12/1972 01/07/2009 30/06/2010 4.
586/2023 Shaikh Pashu Shaikh Gafur Bhai 20/03/1986 01/07/2018 30/06/2019 Zubeda Begum Haji Haroon 03/08/1987 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Shaikh Abdul Bari Shaikh Mehmood Dange 05/08/1991 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 Ghulamrahem an Gulumhayder Kandharkar 17/06/1985 01/07/2018 30/06/2019
(6) Wajid Ali Hafiz Ali Khan 05/08/1991 01/07/2019 30/06/2020 Shaikh Rashid Shaikh Rehman 11/06/1990 01/07/2020 30/06/2021 Mrs. Khudsiya Siddiqui M.A.
Wahab 01/08/1986 01/07/2018 30/06/2019 Farroqui Zohra Jabeen 02/07/1990 01/07/2018 30/06/2019 Popat Sampatrao More 12/06/1995 01/07/2019 30/06/2020 5.
587/2023 Jagan Ganpa Kakde 08/08/1983 01/07/2015 30/06/2016 6.
591/2023 Ramdas Sitaram Wanare 24/08/1987 01/07/2021 30/06/2022 7.
592/2023 Vishnudas Harikishan Bajaj 16/12/1978 01/07/2015 30/06/2016 8.
593/2023 Mrs. Farzana Shaheen Mahmood Ahmed Quraishi 16/06/1990 01/07/2015 30/06/2016 9.
594/2023 Bhagwat Marotrao Markad 26/08/1985 01/07/2020 30/06/2021 Ramdas Baburao Badhe 06/08/1985 01/07/2019 30/06/2020 Rangnath Umaji Lendale 14/08/1982 01/07/2020 30/06/2021 Karbhari Pandharinath Nawale 19/01/1987 01/07/2020 30/06/2021 Vishnu Asuba Khoje 12/04/1983 01/07/2019 30/06/2020
(7) Pandit Uttamrao Mule 12/06/1990 01/07/2018 30/06/2019 10.
588/2023 Mumtaz Begum Mohammed Basheeruddin 07/11/1984 01/07/2018 30/06/2019 11.
573/2023 Jagansing Magansing Rajput 02/05/1977 01/07/2007 30/06/2008 Pandurang Laxman Bodre 01/04/1977 01/07/2007 30/06/2008 Syed Asgar Ali Syed Afsar Ali 03/03/1975 01/07/2008 30/06/2009 Janardhan Shahji Ghodke 13/03/1977 01/07/2009 30/06/2010 Shaikh Murtuja Shaikh Murad 21/04/1975 01/07/2007 30/06/2008 Munnaswami Krushnaswami Pullelu 01/12/1989 01/07/2020 30/06/2021 Kokila Sakharam Sonar 01/01/1982 01/07/2009 30/06/2010 Jagnnath Vitthal Lokhande 07/09/1978 01/07/2013 30/06/2014 3.
The issue raised is no longer res integra, having been concluded by the Madras High Court vide judgment dated 15.09.2017, in WP No.15732/2017, filed by P.Ayyamperumal Vs. The Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal and others, which judgment has been sustained by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 23.07.2018, in Special Leave
(8) 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. 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. Insofar 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 30/04/2023.
(SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) sjk