Satish Vishwanath Hantodkar v. State Of Maha., Thr. Its Secretary, Urban Development Dept., Mumbai And ORS.

22-7121-22-WP=.doc 2023:BHC-NAG:15167-DB Uday Jagtap

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 7121 OF 2022 Satish Vishwanath Hantodkar .. Petitioner V/s.

State of Maharashtra & Ors.

.. Respondents ......

Ms. Ashwini S. Athalye for the petitioner Ms. T.H. Khan, AGP for respondent nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5 Mr. Kuldeep P. Mahalle for respondent no.3 .....

CORAM : PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN & URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, JJ.

DATE : 13th OCTOBER, 2023.

P.C.

1.

Heard.

2.

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of the learned Counsel for the parties. 3.

Ms. Khan, learned AGP waives service.

4.

Our attention has been drawn to the earlier orders passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 3626 of 2021 as well as Writ Petition

22-7121-22-WP=.doc No.5682 of 2021. The facts in the present petition as well as the petitions on which reliance is placed are identical. 5.

Accordingly, we direct respondent no.3 to release the arrears i.e. arrears of 6th pay, gratuity and leave encashment of the petitioner as stated in para 6 of the petition, within six months from the date of passing of this order.

6.

Needless to state that the respondent no.3 shall take into account any payment already made to the petitioner in the aforesaid context.

7.

Rule is made absolute in the aforesaid terms with no order as to costs.

(URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) (PRITHVIRAJ K. CHAVAN, J.)