Ajay Limbaji Patil v. The State Of Maharashtra Thru. Secretary And Or S

by ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR Date:

2025.09.13 10:55:45 +0530 ARUNA SANDEEP TALWALKAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 11589 OF 2025 Ajay s/o. Limbaji Patil.

... Petitioner.

V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

... Respondents.

--- Mr. Ashwin R. Kapadnis, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. P.P. Kakade, Addl. G.P. a/w. Mr. V.G. Badgujar, AGP for Respondent-State.

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

DATE :

11TH SEPTEMBER, 2025 P.C. :

1.

The Petitioner is declared as a State Awardee Teacher on 07.02.2014. Though, he is entitled for two additional increments along with arrears, in the light of the Government Resolution dated 30.4.1984, till today, two additional increments have not been paid. The Petitioner has placed on record in the Petition paper book, several orders passed by this Court granting two additional increments to the National/ State Awardee teachers.

2.

In view of the above, the grievance of the Petitioner is

answered in catena of judgments, the first being the order dated 16.12.2014 delivered in Writ Petition No.6116/2014 filed by Suresh Raghoba Bhowate vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. 3.

This Writ Petition is, therefore, partly allowed with the following directions:- (a) The Respondents are at liberty to conduct a verification exercise and confirm that the Petitioner is entitled for two additional increments on account being selected as the National/ State Awardee Teachers in terms of the Government Resolution dated 30.4.1984 or any other Government Resolutions/ Policies applicable. This exercise shall be completed within 60 (sixty) days from today. (b) Since the Petitioner has been selected as the National/ State Awardee Teachers prior to 04.09.2014, on which date, the Government issued another resolution and modified some conditions and converted the grant of two additional increments into a lump-sum payment of Rs. 1 lac as an award, the entitlement of the Petitioner would be as per the Government Resolution dated 30.4.1984.

(c) If the Petitioner is confirmed to be a National/State Awardee Teacher, he would be granted monetary benefits as expeditiously as possible and preferably within 60 (sixty) days from the date of the completion of the verification exercise.

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