PRABHAKAR RAMDAS PAWAR v. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND
Case Details
- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 903 WRIT PETITION NO.10715 OF 2022 PRABHAKAR RAMDAS PAWAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 904 WRIT PETITION NO.10716 OF 2022 AND 905 WRIT PETITION NO.10717 OF 2022 AND 906 WRIT PETITION NO.10718 OF 2022 AND 907 WRIT PETITION NO.10719 OF 2022 AND 908 WRIT PETITION NO.10722 OF 2022 AND 909 WRIT PETITION NO.10723 OF 2022 AND 910 WRIT PETITION NO.10724 OF 2022 AND 911 WRIT PETITION NO.10725 OF 2022 AND 912 WRIT PETITION NO.10727 OF 2022 AND 913 WRIT PETITION NO.10728 OF 2022 AND 914 WRIT PETITION NO.10729 OF 2022 AND 915 WRIT PETITION NO.10730 OF 2022 AND 916 WRIT PETITION NO.10731 OF 2022 AND 917 WRIT PETITION NO.10732 OF 2022 AND 918 WRIT PETITION NO.10733 OF 2022 AND 919 WRIT PETITION NO.10734 OF 2022 AND 920 WRIT PETITION NO.10735 OF 2022 AND 921 WRIT PETITION NO.10736 OF 2022 AND 922 WRIT PETITION NO.10737 OF 2022 AND 923 WRIT PETITION NO.10738 OF 2022 AND 924 WRIT PETITION NO.10739 OF 2022 AND 925 WRIT PETITION NO.10740 OF 2022 AND 926 WRIT PETITION NO.10752 OF 2022 AND 927 WRIT PETITION NO.10754 OF 2022 AND 928 WRIT PETITION NO.10755 OF 2022 AND 929 WRIT PETITION NO.10756 OF 2022 AND 930 WRIT PETITION NO.10757 OF 2022 Mr.S.K.Mathpati, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.P.S.Patil, Mr.S.G.Sangle, Mr.S.G.Karlekar, Ms.Rashmi P.Gaur, AGPs' for the respondent/State. Mr.P.K.Lakhotiya, khs/Oct.2022/10715 - 2 - Mr.V.C.Patil h/f Mr.U.B.Bondar, Advocate for respondent Nos. 3 to 6 in WP Nos.10724/2022, 10730/2022, 10731/2022, 10733/2022, 10734/2022, 10736/2022, 10737/2022, 10738/2022, 10739/2022, 10728/2022, 10740/2022 = Advocate for respondent Nos. 4 to 7 in WP Nos.10723/2022 and 10754/2022 and for respondent Nos. 3 to 5 in WP No.10716/2022. Ms.Yogita Thorat, Advocate for respondent Nos. 3 to 5 in WP No.10725/2022. Mr.S.B.Pulkundwar, Advocate for respondent Nos. 4 and 5 in WP No.10752/2022. Mr.S.B.Ghute, Advocate for respondent Nos. 3 to 6 in WP No.10732/2022. Mr.P.D.Suryawanshi, Advocate for respondent Nos. 3 to 5 in WP No.10719/2022 and for respondent Nos. 4 to 6 in WP No.10722/2022. Mr.R.S.Pawar, Advocate for respondent Nos. 6 and 7 in WP No.10715/2022. ( CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, JJ.) DATE : OCTOBER 14, 2022 PER COURT : 1. In WP No.10717/2022, leave to correct the District as Osmanabad instead of Aurangabad in the index, synopsis, list of documents and title clause. 2. In WP No.10735/2022, leave to correct the description of respondent No.5. khs/Oct.2022/10715 - 3 - 3. In WP No.10740/2022, leave to correct the description of the Education Officer. 4. In all these petitions, the issue that has been raised by the petitioners is as regards the notional addition of an annual increment, while computing their pension and pensionary benefits. Such increment became due and payable on the last day before their superannuation, on completion of one year service. 5. All these petitioners have superannuated on the 30th day of June of a particular year, as they were due for superannuation. For the sake of clarity, the names of the petitioners and their dates of superannuation are mentioned in a chart hereunder :- Name of the petitioners, initial date of their appointments, Date of last increment & Date of superannuation of petitioners W.P.No. Name of the Petitioners Date of Appointment Sr. No 1. 2. 3. s/o Narayan Prabhakar s/o Ramdas Pawar Dagadu s/o Sidram Hajare Balaji Gaikwad Premkumar Bhimrao Bhongade Prakash Jadhav Gunderao s/o 10715/2022 Dhule 10716/2022 10717/2022 khs/Oct.2022/10715 Date of Last annual increment 01.07.2020 of Date Superannuati on /Retirement 30.06.2021 16.06.1986 30.06.1984 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 07.08.1985 01.07.2019 30.06.2020 11.07.1988 01.07.2018 30.06.2019 15.06.1995 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 4. 10718/2022 Tukaram s/o Vithalrao Joshi 16.07.1984 01.07.2016 30.06.2017 - 4 - 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. s/o s/o 10722/2022 10723/2022 10725/2022 10724/2022 10719/2022 Mukund s/o Wamanrao Deshmukh Narayan Trimbakrao Bodakhe Shaikh Hashmu s/o Amirhamja Damodhar Manikrao Kendre Sulochana Ramchandra Bansode Sudhakar s/o Balbhim Joshi Navnath s/o Rambhaji Kale Pandurang Dattatray Patil Uttam Chandrashekhar Bhure 10727/2022 10728/2022 10729/2022 10730/2022 d/o s/o s/o 22.12.1983 01.07.2014 30.06.2015 07.08.1995 01.07.2021 30.06.2022 09.12.1980 01.07.2013 30.06.2014 04.08.1995 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 09.10.1982 01.07.2015 30.06.2016 03.08.1972 01.07.2009 30.06.2010 20.12.1973 01.07.2007 30.06.2008 19.08.1987 01.07.2017 30.06.2018 14.11.1987 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 14. 10731/2022 Maroti s/o Laxmanrao 19.12.1985 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 15. 10732/2022 16. 10733/2022 17. 10734/2022 18. 10735/2022 19. 10736/2022 20. 10737/2022 s/o Bajirao Suryawanshi Ramkisan s/o Dajiba Kakade Vasant Sarje Bhanudas Vishwanathrao Biradar Shaikh Noor Shaikh Kadar Baliram s/o Shankarrao Dige Shyamkala Chintale Baburao 16.06.1987 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 23.07.1992 01.07.2021 30.06.2022 24.09.1985 01.07.2021 30.06.2022 19.12.1987 01.07.2018 30.06.2019 31.12.1983 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 22.07.1992 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 21. 10738/2022 Wamanrao s/o 23.12.1983 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 22. 10739/2022 10740/2022 10752/2022 Pandharinath Kanwate Bhimrao s/o Sambhaji Dhaware Dipti Dilip Kulkarni Bhagwan s/o Hulappa Kunte 10755/2022
Legal Reasoning
10754/2022 Maruti s/o Sambhajirao Hingmire Bhaskar s/o Shriniwas Kulkarni Rangnath Daulatrao Ghantewad 10756/2022 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 21.09.1993 01.07.2020 30.06.2021 25.11.1983 11.07.1973 01.07.2019 01.07.2007 30.06.2020 30.06.2008 15.04.1982 01.07.2015 30.06.2016 01.08.1986 01.07.2012 30.06.2013 04.12.1986 01.07.2015 30.06.2016 28. 10757/2022 Maharudra s/o Limbraj 21.04.1984 01.07.2021 30.06.2022 Kale khs/Oct.2022/10715 - 5 - 3. The issue raised is no longer res integra, having been concluded by the Madras High Court vide judgment dated 15.09.2017, in WP No.15732/2017, filed by P. Ayyamperumal Vs. The Registrar, Central Administrative Tribunal and others, which judgment has been sustained by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 23.07.2018, in Special Leave Petition (Civil) Diary No.22283/2018. Even this Court has passed several orders granting such benefits, which have been sustained by the Hon'ble Supreme Court. 4.
Decision
In view of the above, these petitions are partly allowed. The impugned orders, in which the petitioners had applied to the Authorities for grant of such benefits and such request has been rejected, stand quashed and set aside. 5. The petitioners are entitled to the notional addition of the last yearly increment for the purpose of calculating their pension, gratuity, earned leave, commutation benefits etc. In so far as arrears of the benefits are concerned, the petitioners would be entitled for khs/Oct.2022/10715 - 6 - the same for a period of three years preceding the date of filing of these petitions or as per actuals, whichever is less. Such arrears should be calculated and be paid to the petitioners, on or before 30.12.2022. ( SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J. ) ( RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) khs/Oct.2022/10715