1 5818.2019WP.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD. 1213 WRIT PETITION NO. 5818 OF 2019 Pandit Rupchand Imale VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Others ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Kulkarni A.S. AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. M.K. Goyanka ... CORAM : ARUN R. PEDNEKER AND VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ. DATED : 27th FEBRUARY, 2026. ORDER : . The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner's appointment is prior to November, 2005. The appointment of the petitioner is approved on 01.09.2004. The learned counsel submits that the petitioner has not been granted the benefit of old pension scheme. He submits that the petitioner would apply to the concerned authority for grant of benefit under the old pension scheme. 2. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to apply the concerned authority for granting old pension scheme. The concerned authority to decide the said application on its own merits within six weeks thereafter. 3. The Writ Petition is disposed of. (VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.) (ARUN R. PEDNEKER,J.) sga 2026:BHC-AUG:9204-DB