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19:23:02 +0530 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 12153 OF 2022 Mr. Vinay s/o. Jagannath Mhatre.

Aged about 60 years, Occ. Retired, R/o. Khochiwade (Bandar Aali)

Tah. Vasai, Dist. Palghar. … Petitioner V/s.

1. Administrative/Establishment Officer, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, CIDCO Bhavan, Belapur, Mumbai.

2. Executive Engineer, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, Water Management Department, Virar, Vishnu Pratibha Hall, 2^nd floor, Virar (West) 401 303.

3. Senior Accounts Officer, Pension Branch, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, CIDCO Bhavan, Belapur, Navi Mumbai. … Respondents ---

Ms. Mohini Rehpade a/w. Mr. Vijay Singh, Smt. Daksha Madhav Punghera, Mr. Karan Gajara, Mr. Digvijay Kachare, Ashlyn Almeida i/b. Desai Legal LLP, Advocates for the Petitioner.

Mr. Tushar Sonawane, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3.

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

RESERVED ON : 11^th September, 2025.

PRONOUNCED ON : 23^rd September, 2025 JUDGMENT : (PER ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.)

1. Heard Ms. Mohini Rehpade, learned Advocate for the Petitioner a