1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5816 OF 2010 1. Baliram Roopchand Zope, Age : 66 Years, Occu. : Pensioner, R/o Gayatri Nagar, Jamner Road, Bhusawal, Tq. Bhusawal, District Jalgaon. 2. Vishwanath Pitambar Patil, Age : 65 Years, Occu. : Pensioner, R/o Dadwade, Tq. Chopda, District Jalgaon. 3. Fula Motiram Khairnar, Age : 54 Years, Occu. : Pensioner, R/o Gadgebaba Nagar, Pachora, Tq. Pachora, Dist. Jalgaon. 4. Bhagwat Mahadu Jadhav, Age : 66 Years, Occu. : Pensioner, R/o Pahur Kasbe, Tq. Jamner, District Jalgaon. 5. Murlidhar Bhagwan Patil, Abe : 68 Years, Occu. : Pensioner, R/o Parola, Tq. Parola, District Jalgaon. .. .. Petitioners Versus 2 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Rural Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Accountant General, (Accounts and Entitlements) Pratistha Bhawan (Old) C.G.O. Building, 101 Maharshi Karve Marg, Mumbai 400 020. 3. The Divisional Commissioner, Nashik Division, Nashik, District Nashik. 4. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Jalgaon, District Jalgaon. .. .. Respondents Shri V. D. Hon, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Shri S. P. Tiwari, Advocate h/f Shri M. S. Sonawane (Patil), Advocate for the Respondent No. 4. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 29TH JULY, 2010. 3 ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. This is petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India prays for issuing a writ of mandamus directing the respondent No. 4/Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Jalgaon to forward the proposal of petitioners for grant of revised pensionary benefits to the respondent No. 2/Accountant General and prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the Accountant General to decide the said proposals as expeditiously as possible. 3. The proposals seeking revised pension pertaining to the petitioners came to be returned back by the respondent No. 2 office of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department to the Zilla Parishad on account of noticing certain deficiencies in the proposals submitted by the Zilla Parishad. Resultantly the petitioners are put to loss in as much as the petitioners are being deprived from receiving the revised pension. According to us, 4 therefore, it is necessary to direct the Zilla Parishad to forward the proposals of petitioners complete in all respects to the respondent No. 2 within a period of four weeks from today and further direct the respondent No. 2 to decide the proposals of the petitioners within three months of receipt of the same from the Zilla Parishad. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/July 10