wp5495.08 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5495 OF 2008 1) Dr. Rameshchandra Surajprasad Mehra, R/o-'Angeekar', Himayatbaug Bus Stop, Aurangabad, 2) Dr. Mrs. Karuna Rameshchandra Mehra, R/o-'Angeekar', Himayatbaug Bus Stop, Aurangabad, 3) Dr. Shaikh Mohammed Muntajabuddin s/o Mohammed Nizamuddin, R/o-Aurangabad (Deleted as per Hon'ble Courts order dated 28.6.2011), 4) Dr. Smt. Mangala Madhav Vaishnav, R/o-Osmanpura, Aurangabad, 5) Dr. Chandrakant Nageshrao Patil, R/o-B 004, Khinvasara Woods, 3, Khinvasara Park (E), Ulkanagari, Aurangabad, 6) Dr. Mrs. Jayashree Bramhanand Deshpande, R/o-'Itihasik', Anupam Housing Society, Shreyanagar, Aurangabad, 7) Dr. Badrinarayan Dhularam Shrotriya, R/o-Jalna, 8) Dr. Sardarsingh Magansingh Suryawanshi, R/o-221, Sadhana, Nandanvan Colony, Cantonment, Aurangabad. ...PETITIONERS. wp5495.08 2 VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through its Chief Secretary, Dept. of Higher and Technical Education, Mantralaya Annexe, Mumbai - 400 032, 2) Unversity Grants Commission, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, New Delhi - 100 001, 3) Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Through its Registrar, Administrative Building, University Campus, Aurangabad, 4) The Regional Joint Director, Higher Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad and Nanded Division, Nanded. 5) Government College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad, through its Principal, 6) Deogiri College, Bansilal Nagar, Aurangabad, Through its Principal, 7) Saraswati Bhuvan College of Science, Saraswati Nagar, Aurangpura, Aurangabad, Through its Principal, 8) Lal Bahadur Shastri College, Dharmabad, Dist-Nanded, Through its Principal, 9) Maulana Azad College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Rauza Baugh, Aurangabad, through its Principal. ...RESPONDENTS. wp5495.08 3 ... Shri.S.V. Adwant Advocate for Petitioners. Shri.S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1, 4 and 5. Shri.Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for Respondent No.2. Shri.K.M. Suryawanshi Advocate for Respondent No.3. Shri.A.R. Kale Advocate h/f. Shri. A.R. Joshi Advocate for Respondent No.7. Shri.U.B. Bilolikar Advocate for Respondent No.8. ... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND T.V. NALAWADE, JJ. DATE : 12TH DECEMBER, 2011. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. The learned A.G.P., on instructions of the Principal, Government College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad, submits that as per the directions of the High Court, Bench at Nagpur in Writ Petition No.1612 of 1991 and in view of dismissal of Special Leave Petition and Review wp5495.08 4 Petition filed by the State Government, the State Government has taken decision vide Government Resolution dated 10th September, 2008, to grant the benefit of three increments to the concerned. It is further submitted that prayers of the Petitioners shall be considered and appropriate orders, in the light of the issues raised and prayers made in the Petition, would be passed by the State Government. 3. Shri. Adwant, learned counsel submits that while passing appropriate orders, the State Government shall also consider the request made by the Petitioners for awarding interest, revision of pay-scale, pension and other service benefits to which the Petitioners are legally entitled to. 4. We direct the Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, to pass appropriate orders in respect of the case of the Petitioners within three months wp5495.08 5 from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the same to the Petitioners. 5. In case the Petitioner No.1 - Dr. Rameshchandra Surajprasad Mehra approaches the Principal of Government College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad and files application within two weeks from today, we direct the Principal of Government College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad, to pass appropriate orders in respect of claim made by the Petitioner No.1 herein, within THREE MONTHS from the date of receipt of the application and communicate the same to the Petitioner No.1. 6. With these directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. [T.V. NALAWADE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/DEC11