Sayyed Naser Ali Sayyed Mohd. Ali v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Sayyed Naser Ali Sayyed Mohd. Ali v. State of Maharashtra, WRIT PETITION No. 1623 of 2026, Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (Vibha Kankanwadi and Hiten S. Venegavkar, JJ., Per Court), decided 13 February 2026. Writ petition dismissed for delay and laches; withheld increments July 2013–2015 during suspension in anti-corruption matter; reinstatement 23.12.2015; superannuation 30.11.2016; first representation 10.11.2025; applications of 10.11.2025, 17.12.2025, 08.01.2026; anti-corruption case still pending per Exhibit 'X' (communication dated 03.02.2026, Agricultural Development Officer, Zilla Parishad, Parbhani); Article 226, Constitution of India; Anticorruption Act; no relief granted.
What did the court decide?
The petition suffers from delay and laches: the petitioner had knowledge before his retirement on 30.11.2016 that the increments for July 2013, 2014 and 2015 were withheld, yet appears never to have complained, his first written communication claiming the increments being only on 10.11.2025.