Dinkar Raghunath Jagdish v. The State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Maharashtra; additional increment; advance increment; excellent work certificate/recognition; Government Resolution dated 31st October 1989; Government Resolution dated 24th August 2017; retrospective application of Government Resolution; Zilla Parishad; teachers (per quoted precedent); Bombay High Court Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Balu S/o Tulshiram Pawar v. State of Maharashtra; Civil Writ Petition No.932 of 2021; verification of eligibility; restoration of withdrawn increment; 4-month timeline; consequential monetary benefits; writ petitions disposed with directions.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petitions disposed of with directions: (i) Respondents/employer to verify the Petitioners' eligibility for grant of advance/additional increments in the light of the Government Resolution dated 31st October 1989 and, if found eligible, grant monetary benefits along with all consequential benefits within 4 months from the date of the Order; (ii) if found not eligible, hearing opportunity to be given and, after recording cogent reasons, the same to be communicated to the Petitioners; (iii) in matters where the benefit was granted and subsequently withdrawn pursuant to the Government Resolution dated 24th August 2017, respective employer to restore the benefits of advance increment within 4 months with all consequential monetary benefits; no order as to costs.