Citation : 2017 Latest Caselaw 9086 Bom
Judgement Date : 27 November, 2017
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 2344 OF 2008
WITH
CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 10659 OF 2015
Ramrao Kishanrao Pawar.
Age : 45 years, Occ. Service,
R/o. Jintur, Dist. Parbhani. ...Petitioner.
Versus
1. The State of Maharashtra.
2. The Directorate of the Municipal Council
Administration, Secretriate, sea face,
Poch Kanwala Marg, Warali, Mumbai. ...Respondents.
Advocate for Petitioner : Shri Ajinkya Kale
h/f. Shri S.B. Talekar.
AGP for Respondent No. 1 : Shri B.A. Shinde.
CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE &
SUNIL K. KOTWAL, JJ.
Dated : 27th November, 2017
ORAL JUDGMENT : (PER RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) :-
1. By this petition, the petitioner has put forth the following
prayers at Clause 10 (B), (C) and (D) :-
"B. By issuing writ of mandamus or order or directions
against the respondents. Respondents be directed to
consider the claim of the petitioner as per Govt. resolution
14th June 2000 w.e.f. 1989 with all monitory benefits and
to pay the same to the petitioner.
C) Pending the hearing and final disposal of this
petitioner respondents are directed to pay regularly salary
in the pay scale (Rs. 6500-10500 as per fifth pay
commission) for the post of Junior Engineer Like
petitioner working in Municipal Council.
D) The respondents kindly be directed to give the effect
of the revise pay scale Rs. 2000-32000/- (as per fifth pay
commission of Rs. 6500-10500/-) to the petitioner with
retrospective effect from which petitioner is entitle and
other monitory benefits with effect from the date of
appointment."
2. We have considered the submissions of the learned
advocate for the petitioner and the learned AGP on behalf of the
State.
3. It is pointed out that, by communication dated
06/05/2015, by the Desk Officer, Urban Development
Department addressed to respondent No. 2/Director of
Municipal Council Administration, Mumbai, a request is made
to grant all the benefits to the petitioner as mentioned in the
communication in the light of the decision taken by the Urban
Development Department. The grievance of the petitioner, is
therefore, redressed, but for the fact, as is voiced by the
petitioner, that respondent No. 2 is not implementing the said
decision.
4. It is also brought to our notice that in a matter of similar
nature in Writ Petition No. 10594/2010 filed by Ramesh Jadhav
Patel Versus The State of Maharashtra and others, this Court
has issued directions for the grant of revised pay scale as per
the government resolution dated 11/08/1995.
5. We do not find from the record before us any impediment
as regards the implementation of the directions set out in the
communication dated 06/05/2015.
6. Considering the above, this petition is partly allowed with
the direction to respondent No. 2, to implement the decision of
the Urban Development Department as is set out in the
communication dated 06/05/2015, as expeditiously as possible
and preferably within a period of eight weeks from today. Rule
is made partly absolute, in the above terms.
7. Pending Civil Application No. 10659/2015, does not
survive and stands disposed of.
( SUNIL K. KOTWAL, J. ) ( RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J. )
S.P.C.
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