Indrajeet Singh Thakur v. State of Maharashtra, through Its Higher and Technical Edu. Dept.
Case brief
What is this about?
Pay scale and service benefits of a part-time law-college professor (superannuated 31.07.2016) not reckoned per 5th and 6th Pay Commission recommendations; three representations to the Joint Director of Higher Education (30.09.2011, 29.09.2016, legal notice 25.04.2025); writ petition disposed with directions — Respondent No. 2 to issue notices to Petitioner and Respondent No. 4 (Management), commence hearing within 15 days, reasoned order on or before 10.06.2026, copy served by email within 48 hours; aggrieved party free to avail permissible remedy; Maharashtra higher education; Bombay HC OOCJ WP 4394/2025.
What did the court decide?
Directions to Respondent No. 2 to decide the three representations on or before 10.06.2026 after issuing notices to the Petitioner and Respondent No. 4 (Management), commencing hearings within 15 days, passing a reasoned order after hearing all stakeholders, and serving a copy of the order on the parties' email addresses within 48 hours; the aggrieved party left free to avail any remedy permissible in law.