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Kantilal Pandharinath Gaikwad And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary And ORS

2025-02-28Hon'Ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe19 pages

Digitally signed by GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD Date:

2025.03.05 10:41:32 +0530 GAURI AMIT GAEKWAD

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

(907) WRIT PETITION NO.72 OF 2025

1. Kirti Jayram Madha

2. Prabhu Bhiva Ebhad

3. Vijay Sona Bhadange ) ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

2. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, the Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhavan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Dist. Nashik

4. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Dahanu, Dist. Palghar ) ... Respondents AND

(908) WRIT PETITION NO.1813 OF 2025

1. Yogita Yadav Gaikwad

2. Sapna Kailash Bagul

3. Sonali Devaji Hadas

4. Jyoti Pandit Tungar

5. Bhoye Ranjana Baliram

6. Anil Ramchandra Gaikwad

7. Chandrakala Laxman Rathod

8. Kalpana Murlidhar Chaudhari

9. Yeshwant Parshuram Gaikwad ) ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

2. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, the Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhavan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Dist. Nashik

4. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Dahanu, Dist. Palghar

5. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Kalvan, Dist. Nashik ) ... Respondents AND

(909) WRIT PETITION NO.2660 OF 2025

1. Pankaj Bhagirath Khairnar

2. Vanita Chandrakant Padvi ) ...Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

2. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, the Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhavan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Dist. Nashik.

4. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Kalvan, Dist. Nashik

5. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Jawhar, Dist. Palghar ) ... Respondents AND

(910) WRIT PETITION NO.2661 OF 2025

1. Sita Kantilal Gavli

2. Jyoti Krishna Thakare

3. Swapnil Sudhakar Gore

4. Yuvraj Soma Dalvi

5. Pratibha Pandu Khirari

6. Vandana Rajaram Gaikwad

7. Suresh Vithal Thakare

8. Sandip Yeshwant Bhoye

9. Sangita Suresh Bagul

10. Chitrkala Jivala Bhoye

11. Vaishali Shankar Chavan

12. Anusaya Laxman Bhoye

13. Mohana Yeshwant Raut

14. Komal Kashiram Jadhav ) ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

2. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, the Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhavan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Dist. Nashik

4. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Kalvan, Dist. Nashik ) ... Respondents AND

(911) WRIT PETITION NO.2662 OF 2025

1. Subhash Jivya Boba

2. Romu Vikal Lakhat

3. Ishwati Ramji Karmoda

4. Vijay Trambak Padvi

5. Sanjay Pandurang Gavit

6. Anil Chaitya Sambar

7. Kalu Anil Wangad

8. Sanjay Krishan Nadge ) ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

2. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, the Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhavan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Dist. Nashik

4. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Dahanu, Dist. Palghar ) ... Respondents AND

(912) WRIT PETITION NO.2663 OF 2025

1. Nathuram Mahadya Lakhat

2. Sakharam Soma Gavit

3. Bharti Risha Lakhat

4. Sonu Java Bhoya

5. Sudhir Yeshwant Bhoye

6. Shila Babalu Bhoye

7. Surekha Subhash Vanaga

8. Hemant Bhagwan Dalvi ) ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

2. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, the Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhavan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Dist. Nashik

4. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Dahanu, Dist. Palghar ) ... Respondents AND

(913) WRIT PETITION NO.2664 OF 2025

1. Hiraman Devram Gavit

2. Vandana Madhav Hemade

3. Meera Navshya Banbare

4. Alka Sanjay Patil

5. Babulal Pandit Jopale

6. Shivram Dival Mali

7. Vasant Trambak Pawar ) ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

2. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, the Finance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhavan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Dist. Nashik

4. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Kalvan, Dist. Nashik

5. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Ghodegaon, Ta. Ambegaon, District - Pune ) ... Respondents AND

(914) WRIT PETITION NO.2828 OF 2025

1. Bayaja Vishnu Ahirrao

2. Shivram Vishnu Dalvi

3. Rajesh Vishnu Masmar

4. Prakash Trimbak Gavli

5. Shankar Barkya Warkhande

6. Shankar Mahadu Rinkad

7. Yamuna Vaman Khandvi

8. Shakuntala Janglu Pawara

9. Rajendra Jaramsingh Thakre

10. Kavita Meghshyam Bhaskar

11. Fasabai Maruti Pardhi

12. Shubhangi Subhash Pawar

13. Dasu Bava Gavit

14. Maltibai Ratan Bhamre

15. Nutan Ramsing Vasave

16. Vikas Kishor Damare

17. Dilip Sambhu Tadavi

18. Pandit Shripat Ahire

19. Durgesh Udaysing Pardeshi

20. Uddheshwar Motiram Mahale

21. Dhulsing Rupchand Bhil ) ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

2. The Undersecretary, Tribal Development Department, 1st Floor, Extended Building, Madam Kama Road, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhavan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Dist. Nashik

4. The Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Nashik Division, Nashik

5. The Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Thane Division, Thane

6. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Kalwan, Tq. Kalwan, Dist. Nashik

7. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Jawhar, Dhanu, Nashik By Pass Road, Jawhar, Tq. Jawhar, Dist. Thane

8. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Pen, Tq. Pen, Dist. Raygad

9. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Nashik, Tq. & Dist. Nashik

10. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Ghodegaon, Tq. Ambegaon, Dist. Pune

11. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Shahapur, Mumbai-Nashik Expressway, Bamane Rural, Shahapur - 421601

12. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Dahanu, Janardan Arcade, 2nd Floor, Main Road, Malyan, Dahanu, Maharashtra - 401601

13. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Taloda, Shahada Road, Taloda, Dist. Nandurbar

14. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Nandurbar, Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar ) ... Respondents AND

(915) WRIT PETITION NO.2829 OF 2025

1. Kantilal Pandharinath Gaikwad

2. Hiraman Mahadu Bhandge

3. Tarabai Madhukar Thakre

4. Eknath Ananda Gaikwad

5. Kishor Pundlik Jadhav

6. Bharat Sadu Gavli

7. Sula Dipak Darode

8. Murlidhar Shankar Darode

9. Rahulkumar Rajdhar Baisane

10. Ghanshyam Bhaurao Kharkute

11. Dhilaji Gonaji Kokani

12. Santosh Lahu Aasam

13. Krishna Chintaman Gavli

14. Mahesh Dharmraj Manbhav

15. Hemraj Aananda Kolhe

16. Manohar Chintaman Pawar

17. Yuvraj Jayram Pithe

18. Kamal Ramesh Bhoye @Kamal Ananda Gaikwad

19. Harishkumar Ramesh Gongarde

20. Nirmala Suresh Raut

21. Aanusaya Madhukar Raut

22. Vilas Raghunath Waghere

23. Santosh Manohar Impal

24. Khushali Krishna Pawar

25. Roshan Jagan Bhusare

26. Sumedh Sahebrao Khillare

27. Haridas Hiraman Bhoye

28. Priyanka Pandurang Choudhari

29. Jayshri Santosh Khambait

30. Chetna Laxman Jagtap

31. Sunita Tulshiram Tabale

32. Suraj Bhausaheb Gaikwad

33. Keshav Laxman Khotore

34. Tushar Pandurang Manbhav

35. Hiramn Shankar Topale

36. Madhuri Kisan Baraf

37. Hemant Sadashiv Choudhari

38. Bharat Bhagvan Pradhan

39. Pandit Namdev Tabale

40. Kalpesh Manohar Tabale

41. Sham Bhagvan Raut

42. Pramila Rangnath Mahale

43. Pradi Namdev Raut

44. Shrikant Mangesh Thakur

45. Sunil Kisan Gangorde

46. Vitthal Mathur Dhanduke

47. Sanjay Sitaram Bhoye

48. Sunita Kachru Nikam

49. Gaurav Vikram Ahire

50. Bhairavnath Namdev Gavande

51. Vilas Eknath Wad

52. Haridas Rajaram Kamadi

53. Kishor Namdev Bhagare

54. Shivaji Hari Nikule

55. Tulshiram Hiraman Pimpalke

56. Hanuman Subhash Dive

57. Dilip Devji Raut

58. Vasanta Hiraman Bhusare

59. Ganesh Tulshiram Kharpade

60. Amol Motiram Nimbare

61. Chagan Manohar Bhasare

62. Abhay Gorakh Desale

63. Dinesh Rangnath Dashede

64. Megha Devidasji Harne

65. Saurabh Vikram Aahire

66. Ganesh Madhukar Waghere

67. Rohitkumar Sardarsing Sonawane

68. Rohini Rajendra Koli

69. Kantilal Brijlal Pawara

70. Rahul Jayvant Jadhav

71. Rahul Nivrutti Mahale

72. Bharti Rajesh Devre @Bharti Kantilal Patil

73. Nirmala Yashvant Khambait

74. Meenakshi Sachin Kulthe

75. Rajendra Maruti Bhavari

76. Arvind Ladak Kondhari

77. Harshal Bhimrao Sonawane

78. Dattatry Dashrath Thakre

79. Sonali Rajendra Salunkhe

80. Kiran Sauraj Pawara

81. Nita Gopi Pawara @Nita Rahul Pawara

82. Pinki Santosh Pawara

83. Sunita Sunil Pawara

84. Jyoti Shivaji Patil @Jyoti Yuvraj Jadhav

85. Lalitkumar Prabhakar Chaudhari

86. Banka Babulal Bahiram

87. Nandkishor Sahebrao Thakare

88. Ganesh Namdev Thakare

89. Devidas Ramesh Sabale

90. Harshal Vasant Ahire

91. Kantilal Kashinath Chaure

92. Abhiman Kaluram Pawar

93. Kavita Harsing Pawara

94. Haraklal Ishwarlal Gavale

95. Vasu Fulaji Gavit

96. Vinod Santosh Satkar

97. Sandip Suresh Bari

98. Milind Arun Pawar

99. Malti Purushottam Patil

100. Ishwar Supdya Sable

101. Sunil Laxman Gavit

102. Sau. Meerabai Dipak Sathe

103. Nirmalabai Akhiraj Pawara

104. Bhimrao Subhram Pawara

105. Kapila Yashvant Gavit @Mavachi Kapila Jaywant

106. Mohite Charushila Sidharth

107. Anita Vijay Vasave

108. Naik Bhaghyashri Bhamsing

109. Suvarna Sakharam Valvi

110. Sita Nivrutti Bliavari

111. Chandu Tulshiram Shinde

112. Vijay Jomsing Pawara

113. Manoj Fulsing Rathod

114. Malubai Suresh Tayade

115. Kiran Rohidas Kharde

116. Kharde Naval Laxman

117. Paradke Mangesh Sama

118. Pratiksha Tarachand Kharde

119. Virsing Darasing Pawar

120. Megha Chandrakant Padvi

121. Potibai Rumalsing Choudhari

122. Anita Huppa Valvi

123. Amarjit Ishwar Valvi

124. Rakesh Pundalik Barade

125. Sunita Gansilal Thakare

126. Miraji Rekya Kuwar

127. Mamta Prakash Ukhalde

128. Nitin Parudas Ahire

129. Ujwala Rajaram Jagtap

130. Minabai Kanhaiyalal Bhoye

131. Anjana Jejiram Sabale

132. Dhanshram Dayaram Kokani

133. Jayavant Bhila Bagul

134. Sangita Rajendra Suryawanshi

135. Nikesh Anandrao Arekar

136. Mayur Diwakar Gedam

137. Bhumesh Bhagwan Krushnake

138. Kajal Sharad Dudhe

139. Dipak Dewrao Selote

140. Rahul Ratan Gedam

141. Ashish Maroti Zade

142. Visranti Ramesh Gorantwar

143. Kiran Ravindra Sarpate

144. Yuvaraj Hariji Pendam

145. Pravin Kashinath Nimgade

146. Amita Vilas Gedam

147. Bramhanand Puneshwar Kulmethe

148. Vina Vishwas Atram

149. Mahesh Ambadas Shende

150. Madhuri Tulsiram Hajare

151. Bhagyashri Vibhakar Kumare

152. Dipak Moreshwar Urkunde

153. Rajkumar Diwakar Ippalwar

154. Surendra Domaji Khade

155. Rohidas Sadu Hamare

156. Sangita Kashinath Chaure

157. Surekha Balwant Gavit

158. Bharti Sunil Satpute

159. Dinesh Devram Mukane

160. Sangeeta Shalik Dabhade

161. Pankaj Bhalchandra Patil

162. Pravin Onkar Khairnar

163. Vicky Dilip Koli

164. Gulab Bansilal Shinde

165. Yogita Prakash Mali @Yogita Manohar Mali

166. Dinesh Ramesh Mangale

167. Rahul Laxman Ahire ) ... Petitioners

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya Mumbai-32

2. The Undersecretary, Tribal Development Department, 1st Floor, Extended Building, Madam Kama Road, Hutatma Rajguru Chowk, Mantralaya Mumbai-32

3. The Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Adivasi Bhawan, Old Agra Road, Nashik, Tq. & Dist. Nashik

4. The Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Nashik Division, Nashik

5. The Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Thane Division, Thane

6. The Assistant Commissioner, Tribal Development Department, Nagpur Division, Nagpur

7. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Kalwan Tq. Kalwan Dist. Nashik

8. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Jawhar, Dhanu Nashik By Pass Road, Jawhar Tq. Jawhar, Dist. Thane

9. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Pen Tq. Pen Dist. Raygad

10. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Nashik Tq. & Dist. Nashik

11. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Ghodegaon Tq. Ambegaon Dist. Pune

12. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Shahapur Mumbai Nashik Expressway, Bamane Rural, Shahapur 421601

13. The Project officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Dhule, Tq. And Dist. Dhule

14. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Dahanu Janardan Arcade, 2nd Floor, Main Road, Malyan, Dahanu, Maharashtra 401601

15. The project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Deori NH-6 Chichgad Road, Deori

16. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Yaval, Dist. Dhule

17. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project, Chandrapur Administrative Building, Collector office Campus, Chandrapur Tq. & Dist. Chandrapur.

18. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Govt. Building Arewada Road, Bharmragad, Dist. Gadchiroli

19. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Taloda, Shahada Road, Taloda.

Dist. Nandurbar

20. The Project Officer, Tribal Integrity Development Project Nandurbar. Tq. & Dist. Nandurbar ) ... Respondents ----

Mr. Vivek Salunke, Advocate for the Petitioners in all Petitions, except WP/2828/2025 and WP/2829/2025.

Mr. Vishal S. Kadam for the Petitioners (through video conferencing) for the Petitioners in WP/2828/2025 and WP/2829/2025. Mr. A.K. Naik, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/72/2025. Mr. S.P. Kamble, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/1813/2025. Mr. P.P. Kakade, Addl. G.P. a/w Mr. Y.D. Patil, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/2660/2025.

Mr. Y.D. Patil, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/2661/2025. Ms. P.N. Diwan, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/2662/2025. Mr. V.M. Mali, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/2663/2025. Mr. P.P. Kakade, Addl. G.P. a/w Mr. S.L. Babar, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/2664/2025.

Mr. P.P. Kakade, Addl. G.P. a/w Ms. D.S. Deshmukh, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/2828/2025.

Mr. P.P. Kakade, Addl. G.P. a/w Mr. A.C. Bhadang, AGP for the Respondent/State in WP/2829/2025.

---- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.

DATE : 28th FEBRUARY, 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) :

1.

The issue raised in all these Petitions is no longer res-integra.

2.

The Petitioners are praying for regularization and permanency in the Government Ashram Schools. This Court [Coram: S. V. Gangapurwala, ACJ (as His Lordship then was) & R. G. Avachat, J.], vide Judgment dated 31st October, 2018, delivered in Writ Petition

No.5867 of 2015, filed by Madhukar Bhagwanrao Sadgir v/s. State of Maharashtra and others and vide the order dated 19th October, 2022, passed by this Court [Coram : Ravindra V. Ghuge & Sanjay A. Deshmukh, JJ.] in Writ Petition No.8524 of 2022 filed by Pandurang Hari Shelke v/s. State of Maharashtra and others, with connected matters, has concluded that those candidates who had completed 10 years, would be considered for regularization by the State of Maharashtra after conducting a verification exercise. 3.

To be specific, this Court has held in paragraph nos.9, 10 and 11 in the matter of Pandurang Hari Shelke (Supra), as under : 9.

In so far as the queries by the State Government are concerned, we observe as under :- Query (a) Those employees who have not completed 10 years in continuous service in the light of the paragraph 21(i) and (iv), would not be entitled for the benefits, save and except in terms of any policy decision that the State Government would be introducing to deal with this entire issue in the State of Maharashtra.

Query(b) Considering paragraph 21(i) and (iv), those employees, who have presented their first appointment order and are out of employment for periods ranging from one year and above, or those are presently in employment with a gap and are not in continuous in employment, would not be entitled for regularization, save and except in terms of the policy that would be

introduced by the State Government for such employees in the State of Maharashtra.

Query(c) Since the Government itself granted several concessions to the employees, those who could not work and discharge their duties due to Covid-19 pandemic lock down, would be considered to be in continuous employment during the Covid pandemic lock down period, provided they were in employment immediately prior to the lock down and were also in employment immediately after withdrawal of lock own restrictions, inclusive of the vacation period.

Query(d) The answer to query (d) lies in paragraph 21(iii). For clarification, we would observe that those employees who have completed 10 years in employment and have filed their writ petitions later on, would be entitled for the monetary benefits either from 1.11.2018 or the date on which they completed 10 years, whichever is later. In cases where the candidates have preferred writ petitions, prior to completing 10 years in service, would be entitled for the regular pay scale/monetary benefits from 1.11.2018 or from the date they have completed 10 years of employment, whichever is later.

10.

In view of the above, we deem it appropriate to direct further, with the consent of the petitioners, as under :- i) As the State Government has informed us, vide communication "Y", that the service details of all these petitioners, and similarly placed employees, in the State of Maharashtra, is being collected and verification would be completed by 21.10.2022, we grant further period to the State Government in order to avoid any mistake

or discrepancy, to complete such exercise of verification, till 30.11.2022.

ii) Pursuant to the above and our clarification set out in the foregoing paragraphs, read with the earlier orders, the State would prepare a list of eligible candidates and ineligible candidates. In so far as ineligible candidates are concerned, the State Government shall assign specific reasons in each case, concluding in the light of our orders, as to why they are held ineligible. The cases of those, who are held eligible, would be forwarded to the Competent Government department of the State of Maharashtra for framing a policy to grant regularization to such candidates and thereafter issue orders of regularization, as expeditiously as possible and not later than 31.01.2023.

iii) Those cases, which are found to be ineligible while verifying the record, if are found to be worthy of consideration in the light of the terms of any policy decision that State Government may introduce, we leave it to the State Government to take a decision with regard to such cases as well, preferably on or before 15.03.2023.

iv) After the entire exercise is completed and if any candidate from teaching or non teaching categories is found to be ineligible, specific orders rejecting their proposal would be passed and the said orders would be served upon such candidates on their last known address or through the institution, in which they are working on or before 15.4.2023.

11.

In view of the above, those petitioners and similarly situated employees in the State of Maharashtra, who are in employment today, shall not be discontinued from employment only

on the ground that they are temporary and their proposals are pending.

4.

In view of the above, only those Petitioners who have completed 10 years, would be covered by the above directions, to be implemented by the State Government. Those who have not completed 10 years, will have to wait till they complete 10 years and thereafter, the Competent Authority would consider their cases. 5.

The learned AGP submits that the concerned Authority has already started a verification exercise with regard to these Petitioners and only after completing the verification exercise and on concluding that the concerned Petitioners are eligible, further orders would be passed in the light of the Judgment of this Court in Madhukar Bhagwanrao Sadgir (Supra).

6.

We, therefore, deem it appropriate to grant such financial benefits of arrears of the pay scale as stated above, from the date of the completion of the 10 years in employment. Insofar as the Petitioners who have not completed 10 years as on date, as observed by this Court in its order dated 29th November, 2024, in Interim Application No.1418 of 2024 in Writ Petition No.13177 of 2023 (Sandip Ganpat

Hadbal & Ors. v/s. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.), minimum pay in the lowest pay grade inclusive of dearness allowance, would be available to such employees from the dates of the filing of these Petitions.

7.

In view of the above, these Petitions are disposed off. We expect the concerned Authorities to complete the said exercise within a period of 180 days.

(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.)