1 177211 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1772 OF 2011 Dr. Neelam Narayan Gokhale ...Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Anand Kulkarni for the Petitioner Mr. A.I. Patel, A.G.P., for Respondents No. 1 to 3 CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATE: 2ND MAY, 2011 P.C.:- Heard the counsel for the parties. 2. It is not in dispute that the petitioner, before taking Voluntary Retirement pursuant to notice dated 16th December, 2006, had already completed more than twenty years of service, including condonation of one day’s break. On that basis, the petitioner is seeking direction against the appropriate Authorities to direct them to extend all retiral benefits to the petitioner. 2 177211 3. We are appalled to notice that, although the petitioner has retired from service as back as in December, 2006, till today, the proposal regarding pensionary and retiral benefits payable to the petitioner has remained pending undecided. 4. The appropriate course, in our opinion, is to direct the concerned Authority to decide the proposal, one way or the other, within eight weeks from today, and communicate the decision to the petitioner within such time. If the petitioner is entitled for pensionary and retiral benefits, the same shall be extended to the petitioner within such time. 5. This petition is disposed of on the above terms. All questions with regard to the entitlement or otherwise of the petitioner to get pensionary and retiral benefits will have to be decided on its own merits, in accordance with law. The same are kept open. 6. Although the petition is disposed of, to report compliance, we direct the office to list the petition under caption “to report compliance” on 11 th July, 2011 . MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.