Advocates:
['MURGE ESTLING S', 'COPY SERVED ON GP', '', 'AGP', '', 'PULKUNDWAR SANTOSH B']

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD

903 WRIT PETITION NO.7701 OF 2020

RATAN KASHINATH NAIKODE

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

...

AND

904 WRIT PETITION NO.7702 OF 2020

PRATAP NARAYANRAO HUMBE AND ANOTHER

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

...

AND

905 WRIT PETITION NO.3129 OF 2022

MADHUKAR SADASHIV MALODE

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

...

AND

909 WRIT PETITION NO.7015 OF 2022

BALASAHEB HANMANTRAO MITTEWAD

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

...

AND

911 WRIT PETITION NO.8778 OF 2022

VASANT SITARAM VAIDYA AND ANOTHER

VERSUS

THE STATE MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY

AND OTHERS

...

AND

912 WRIT PETITION NO.8780 OF 2022

SUNILKUMAR JANARDHANRAO BHAVSAR

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

...

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AND

913 WRIT PETITION NO.8782 OF 2022

PURUSHOTTAM RANGNATH GAIKWAD AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS

SECRETARY AND OTHERS

...

AND

914 WRIT PETITION NO.8813 OF 2022

SUDHAKAR DATTATRAY ADHAV

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS

...

AND

915 WRIT PETITION NO.8829 OF 2022

MAROTI ANANTRAO TAK AND ANOTHER

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS

SECRETARY AND OTHERS

...

AND

916 WRIT PETITION NO.8832 OF 2022

ANAND VISHWANATH BODADE AND ANOTHER

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS

SECRETARY AND OTHERS

...

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.8679 OF 2022

MURLIDHAR ANANDRAO LOKHANDE

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

…

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.8722 OF 2022

ALKA SAKHARAMPANT NATHREKAR

VERSUS

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

…

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.6489 OF 2022

ASHOK CHANDOJI PANDIT AND ANOTHER

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

…

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.6488 OF 2022

ABDUL MANNAN ABDUL SATTAR AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

…

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.8883 OF 2022

BHAGWAN SHENFAD JADHAV AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

…

Shri A.C. Deshpande, Shri E.S. Murge, Shri H.S. Bali, Shri S.N.

Janakwade, Shri S.B. Sontakke and Shri C.V. Dharurkar,

Advocates for the petitioners in the respective petitions.

Shri S.K.Tambe, Shri S.G. Karlekar, Shri S.G. Sangle, Shri

P.S.Patil and Shri A.R. Kale, AGPs for the respondents/State in

the respective petitions.

Shri S.B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for respondents 3 to 5 in Writ

Petition No.3129/2022.

Shri B.B. Bhise, Advocate for respondents 2 to 5 in WP

7015/2022 and 8778/2020 and for respondents 2 to 6 in WP

8782/2022.

Shri V.H. Solanke, Advocate for respondents 4 to 6.

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Shri C.K. Shinde, Advocate for respondents 3 and 4 in WP

6489/2022, 6488/2022

…

CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE

&

ARUN R. PEDNEKER, JJ.

DATE :- 26^th August, 2022

Per Court :-

1.

The matters viz. Writ Petition Nos.8679/2022,

8722/2022, 6489/2022, 6488/2022 and 8883/2022, which are not

on the board, are mentioned. Considering the similar issue

involved, they are also heard along with this group of petitions.

2.

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.

3.

All these petitioners have superannuated on the 30^th

day of June of the 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 the

chart hereunder:-

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Sr.

No.

W.P.No.

Date

Of

appointment

Name of the

petitioners

Date of last

increment

Date of

superannua

tion

1

8679/2022

--

Murlidhar

Anandrao

Lokhande

1.7.2019

30.6.2020

2

8722/2022

1.9.1983

Alka

Sakharampant

Nathrekar

1.7.2019

30.6.2020

3

7701/2020

23.11.1992

Ratan

Kashinath

Naikode

1.