Kartik Mangal Jule Vs State of Maha., Thr. Secretary, Department of Public Health, Mumbai and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Kartik Mangal Jule Vs State of Maha., Thr. Secretary, Department of Public Health, Mumbai and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Petitions disposed of with directions to the respondent/authority to treat the petitions as representations and decide them in light of the order dated 22/11/2024 in Writ Petition No.16763 of 2024 within 10 weeks; petitioners' counsel to furnish copies of the petitions and the order within two weeks; any adverse order to be communicated within two weeks thereafter.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent/authority should be directed 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.

Court's answer

Since the petitioners had made no representation pointing out the order dated 22/11/2024 in Writ Petition No.16763 of 2024, the Court directed the respondent/authority to treat the present petitions as representations, in their respective matters, and decide them in light of that order within 10 weeks.

Ratio / Principle

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

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Nagpur Bench (Anil S. Kilor and Rajnish R. Vyas, JJ.), decision dated 24.11.2025 — Batch of six writ petitions (Nos. 3068, 3070, 3484, 3293, 3323 and 3224 of 2025) in which the petitioners prayed for a direction to the respondent/authority to pay them the minimum pay-scale at the lowest grade in the regular pay scale extended to regular employees holding the same post. Learned counsel relied on the order dated 22/11/2024 of this Court at Principal Seat, Bombay in Writ Petition No.16763 of 2024 (Akram Harun Shaikh and Ors. Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.) with other connected petitions, contending that the petitioners' cases were covered by it. Since the petitioners had made no representation founded on that order, the Court directed the respondent/authority to treat the present petitions as representations, in their respective matters, and to decide them in light of the said order within 10 weeks; counsel undertook to furnish copies of the petitions and the order to the concerned authority within two weeks; any adverse order was to be communicated to the petitioners within two weeks thereafter. The petitions were disposed of in the above terms.

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

WRIT PETITION NO.3068 OF 2025

RAJENDRA MOHAN DEOKATE AND ORS.

VS

THE STATE OF MAHA., THR. SECY., DEPT. OF PUBLIC HEALTH, MUMBAI

AND ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.3070 OF 2025

GANESH RAMESH SANAP AND OTHERS

VS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER, MUMBAI AND ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.3484 OF 2025

DIPAK VIJAY SHARMA

VS

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

OFFICER, MUMBAI AND

ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.3293 OF 2025

SHIVKUMAR KISAN CHATE AND ANOTHER

VS

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

MUMBAI AND ORS

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.3323 OF 2025 KARTIK MANGAL JULE

VS

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

MUMBAI AND ORS.

AND

WRIT PETITION NO.3224 OF 2025

VIJAY DILIPRAO MORE

VS

STATE OF MAHA., THR. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICER, 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 Mr. H.D. Marathe, AGP for the respondent/State

CORAM : ANIL S. KILOR AND RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ. DATE : 24.11.2025

Heard. 2. 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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