Vasant Vishvnath Pandhare And Another v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

2026:BHC-AUG:379-DB 919-wp-13895-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 919 WRIT PETITION NO.13895 OF 2025 1.

Vasant Vishvnath Pandhare 2.

Rajaram s/o Ambadas Jamale .. Petitioners

VERSUS

1.

The State of Maharashtra Through its Principal Secretary Higher and Technical Education Department Mantralaya, Mumbai-32.

2.

The Director of Higher Education M.S. Central Building, Pune-01.

3.

The Joint Director of Higher Education Region, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar.

4.

Sr. Auditor, Joint Director Office, Higher Education, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar .. Respondents ...

Mr. R. C. Bramhankar, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. R. S. Wani, AGP for Respondents/State.

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CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 06 JANUARY 2026 ORDER :

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Present petition has been filed to direct the respondents to complete the pension formalities regarding the grant of pension to the petitioners. Interest has also been demanded. [1]

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Learned AGP waives notice for respondent Nos.1 to 4 and upon instructions, submits that the proposal for grant of pension to petitioner No.1 is still pending with the respondent authorities and if there is compliance of the documents, then further step would be taken and if there is any deficiency, then the same would be returned. This entire exercise would be undertaken within the period directed by this Court. As regards petitioner No.2 is concerned, it is stated that due to over age, his proposal has been returned to the employer. Petitioner No.2 may request his employer to resubmit the proposal to the respondent authorities and if such resubmitted proposal reaches the respondents, then they should consider the decision in Satish Sambhaji Bhosale and others Vs. State of Maharashtra and others, [Writ Petition No.7939 of 2022 decided by this Court at Principal Seat on 06.10.2022]. 3.

Taking into consideration this statement, which is taken as undertaking, we dispose of the writ petition by directing the respondents to consider the proposals on its own merits within a period of one month from today.

[ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ] JUDGE JUDGE scm [2]