The State Of Maharashtra Thr. Principal Secretary, Revenue And Forest Dept., Mumbai And ANR. v. Mangal Sadashiv Karunakar And ORS.

2025:BHC-NAG:5704-DB

105. WP 2913 of 2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.2913/2025 The State of Maharashtra, Through its Principal Secretary, Revenue & Forest Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 400032 and another ...Versus...

Mangal Sadashiv Karunakar and others - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----- ------------ - Mrs. Kalyani Marpakwar, AGP for petitioners CORAM : NITIN W. SAMBRE AND SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, JJ.

DATE : 18/06/2025 1.

Heard Mrs. Kalyani Marpakwar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the petitioners.

2.

Learned Assistant Government Pleader would claim that the impugned order does not consider the contentions raised in the reply before the Tribunal. According to her, the benefits of the Assured Career Progression Scheme (ACPS) can be extended only to Group - C and Group - D employees and not to the employees, who fall within the Group - D Category because of upgradation.

3.

We have considered the said submissions.

4.

It is the State's own policy, which is reflected in the Resolution dated 14/08/2018, which confers benefits to the respondents - employees to be calculated from the date of inception i.e. date of joining the training.

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In such an eventuality, the Tribunal has rightly relied upon the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court at Principal Seat in Writ Petition No.2605/2017 passed on 06/02/2019.

6.

Even otherwise, the order of the Tribunal has conferred the benefits to the respondents - employees vide Government Resolution dated 14/08/2018.

7.

That being so, no case for further interference is made out. The writ petition is dismissed. No order as to costs. (SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, J.) (NITIN W. SAMBRE, J.) Wadkar