Vinayak Babu Pradhan and Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra Thr. Secretary the Dept. of Rural and Water Conservation and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Circuit Bench at Kolhapur; Writ Petition No. 804 of 2026; Vinayak Babu Pradhan & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.; Madhav J. Jamdar & Pravin S. Patil, JJ.; decided 18 March 2026. Pension revision; Government Resolution dated 31st October 1989; pending representation; Secretary, Rural Development and Water Conservation Department, Mantralaya (Respondent No.1); Zilla Parishad, Kolhapur; direction to decide representation within 4 months; opportunity of hearing; decide on own merits; writ petition disposed; no order as to costs; leave to amend cause title granted.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed of with a direction to Respondent No.1-Secretary, Rural Development and Water Conservation Department, Mantralaya to decide the Petitioners' representation within 4 months, after granting an opportunity of hearing and deciding it on its own merits; no order as to costs.