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Panchappa Dhondiba Dhadake v. the State of Maharashtra Throu. Sec. Planning Dept and Ors.

Bombay HC19 Dec 2025WP/10394/2025

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Deemed permanent from 31-03-1997; pensionary benefits for orally terminated Muster Assistant subsequently reinstated after successful Industrial Court reference (Ref. IDA No. 78/1993); reliance on Aba Shankar Jadhav v. The Secretary, Planning Department (WP No. 13819 of 2017, order dated 30-03-2023); reference to WP No. 8908 of 2015 (absorption in Government service, pensionary benefits, confirmed by Supreme Court); Government Resolution scope objection by State rejected; Maharashtra; Bombay High Court Kolhapur Bench; Writ Petition No. 10394 of 2025; disposed with directions; Karnik and Kadethankar JJ.; December 19, 2025.

What did the court decide?

Deemed permanence from 31st March 1997 and grant of pensionary benefits calculated from that date, pursuant to directions issued on disposal of the writ petition. ¶25

Date	Particulars/ events/ reference.
13-9-1985 to 15-11-1988	Petitioner was working as Muster Assistant in the oice of Respondent No.9.
15-11-1988.	Petitioner's was orally terminated.
1-6-1993	Since the petitioner was orally terminated, therefore he approached Labour Court/Industrial Court through Ref. IDA No. 78/1993.
27-9-1999	The Labour Court by allowed the Ref. & the Hon'ble Court directed to Respondent to continue the service of petitioner with backwages.

Date

Particulars/ events/ reference.

13-9-1985
to
15-11-1988

Petitioner was working as Muster Assistant in the oice of
Respondent No.9.

15-11-1988.

Petitioner's was orally terminated.

1-6-1993

Since the petitioner was orally terminated, therefore he
approached Labour Court/Industrial Court through Ref. IDA No.
78/1993.

27-9-1999

The Labour Court by allowed the Ref. & the Hon'ble Court
directed to Respondent to continue the service of petitioner
with backwages.

27-4-2000	The Respondent No.8 reinstated the Petitioner in service.
31-5-2023	The Petitioner retired from service of oice of the Respondent No. 11.
5-9-2023	The Petitioner submitted application/ representation seeking pensionary beneits to the Government authorities.
12-10-2018	The Hon'ble Bombay High Court by his order dated passed in Writ Petition No.8908 of 2015 & thereby the Hon'ble High Court directed to respondents to absorb them in Government Service from the date of illing of reference/complaint in Labour Court/Industrial Court. The Hon'ble Court also directed to grant pensionary beneits etc. The order passed by Hon'ble High Court is conirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

27-4-2000

The Respondent No.8 reinstated the Petitioner in service.

31-5-2023

The Petitioner retired from service of oice of the Respondent
No. 11.

5-9-2023

The Petitioner submitted application/ representation seeking
pensionary beneits to the Government authorities.

12-10-2018

The Hon'ble Bombay High Court by his order dated passed in
Writ Petition No.8908 of 2015 & thereby the Hon'ble High
Court directed to respondents to absorb them in Government
Service from the date of illing of reference/complaint in
Labour Court/Industrial Court. The Hon'ble Court also directed
to grant pensionary beneits etc. The order passed by Hon'ble
High Court is conirmed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India.

Panchappa Dhondiba Dhadake v. the State of Maharashtra Throu. Sec. Planning Dept and Ors.

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