Mahmad Zuber Usman Gani Memon and Another Vs the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Dept. of Public Health Officer, Mumbai and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Mahmad Zuber Usman Gani Memon and Another Vs the State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Dept. of Public Health Officer, Mumbai and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petitions treated as representations to be decided by the respondent/authority in light of the order dated 22/11/2024 in Writ Petition No.16763 of 2024 within 10 weeks; any adverse order to be communicated to the petitioners within two weeks thereafter.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners are entitled to be paid the minimum pay-scale at the lowest grade in the regular pay-scale extended to regular employees holding the same post. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The Court directed the respondent/authority to treat the present petitions as representations, in their respective matters, and decide them in light of the order dated 22/11/2024 in Writ Petition No.16763 of 2024, within 10 weeks.

Key takeaways

If any adverse order is passed by the respondent/authority, the same shall be communicated to the petitioners within two weeks thereafter.ratio¶¶48
The petitions were disposed of in the above terms.ratio¶¶49

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Six writ petitions (W.P. Nos. 2971, 2991, 2993, 2996, 2998 and 4331 of 2025) before the Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench, prayed for a direction to the respondent/authority to pay the petitioners the minimum pay-scale at the lowest grade in the regular pay-scale extended to regular employees holding the same post. Counsel relied on the Principal Seat (Bombay) order dated 22/11/2024 in Writ Petition No.16763 of 2024 (Akram Harun Shaikh and Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.) with connected petitions. Since the petitioners had made no representation invoking that order, the Court (Anil S. Kilor and Rajnish R. Vyas, JJ.) directed that the petitions be treated as representations and decided by the respondent/authority in light of the said order within 10 weeks; counsel undertook to furnish copies of the petitions and the order within two weeks; any adverse order was to be communicated to the petitioners within two weeks thereafter. Petitions disposed of in the above terms on 25.11.2025.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO.2971 OF 2025 RAJESH YASHWANT DONGARE

VS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

HEALTH, MUMBAI AND ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.2991 OF 2025

MAHMAD ZUBER USMAN GANI MEMON AND ANOTHER

VS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF PUBLIC

HEALTH OFFICER, MUMBAI AND ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.2993 OF 2025

HARSHAL RAMBHAU BODADE

VS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC

HEALTH OFFICER, MUMBAI AND ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.2996 OF 2025 BHAGYASHRI VIKAS JAYBHAYE

VS

THE STATE OF MAHA., THR. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH

OFFICER, MUMBAI AND ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.2998 OF 2025 KARAN SUNIL VAIDYA AND ANOTHER

VS

STATE OF MAHA., THR. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER,

MUMBAI AND ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.4331 OF 2025 NIKHIL RAJU SHENDE AND OTHERS

VS

STATE OF MAHA., THR. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH,

MUMBAI AND ORS.

Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders.

Mr. P.A. Kulkarni, Advocate for the petitioner/s in all petitions Mr. D.P. Thakare, Addl.G.P., Mr. N.R. Patil, Ms T.H. Khan, Ms K.P. Marpakwar, AGPs for the respondent/State

CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ. DATE : 25.11.2025

Heard.

In all these petitions, a prayer is made to direct the respondent/authority to pay the petitioners as per the

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minimum pay-scale at the lowest grade in the regular payscale extended to the regular employees holding the same post.

The learned counsel for the petitioners has invited our attention to the order of this Court, dated 22/11/2024 at Principal Seat at Bombay, passed in Writ Petition No.16763 of 2024 (Akram Harun Shaikh and Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors) with other connected petitions, and submits that petitioners’ cases are covered by the said judgment.

Since the petitioners have not made any representation, pointing out the above referred order of this Court, we direct the respondent/authority to treat the present petitions as representations, in their respective matters, and the same be decided in light of the above mentioned order passed by this Court, within 10 weeks from today.

5. The learned counsel for the petitioners undertakes to furnish a copy of the present petitions along with a copy of this order before the concerned authority within a period of two weeks from today.

6. If any adverse order is passed by the respondent/authority, the same shall be communicated to the petitioners, within two weeks thereafter.

7. Accordingly, the petitions are disposed of in the above terms.

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