Nilesh Laxman Shelake v. Milind Mhaiskar The State of Maharashtra Through its Secreatry
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petitions disposal; salary arrears withdrawal; Rs.29,25,82,963/- deposited 13.01.2026 pursuant to order dated 19.11.2025; Chart-I: 39 petitioners eligible — full withdrawal with accrued interest; Chart-II: 71 petitioners alleged ineligible — 50% withdrawal with accrued interest; eligibility left undecided; balance of equities; past services rendered; withdrawals subject to pending Writ Petitions challenging subsequent orders of ineligibility; Secretary, School Education and Sports Department (Respondents/State; Sr. Adv. Ram S. Apte; AGP P. K. Lakhotiya); multiple petitioners' counsel (Rahul S. Pawar, Sabahat T. Kazi, Shrikant B. Madde, Akram Inamdar, Shaikh Shermahmed K., A. R. Syed, Pramod A. Kulkarni); Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; coram Sandipkumar C. More & Abasaheb D. Shinde JJ.; decision dated 16 February 2026; neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:7000-DB.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to the 39 petitioners in Chart-I to withdraw the entire amount per the chart calculations, and to the 71 petitioners in Chart-II to withdraw 50% of the amount per the chart calculations — in each case with interest accrued thereon till date — subject to the final outcome of the pending Writ Petitions challenging the subsequent orders of ineligibility, with withdrawal of the remaining amount subject to further orders of this Court; all Contempt Petitions stand disposed of.