1 992.WP.9721.24.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 992 WRIT PETITION NO. 9721 OF 2024 JUNED LAYAQUE SHAIKH AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Syed Masood Chand AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2: Mr. N.S. Tekale Advocate for Respondent No.3 : Adv. V.C. Patil h/f. Mr. U.B. Bondar … CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 02.07.2026 PER COURT: . Issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the decision of the coordinate bench of this Court (Coram: Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Shri S.G. Chapalgaonkar, JJ.), in Writ Petition No.7357/2023, dated 10.05.2024. For the reasons stated in the said order, the petition is allowed in terms of prayer Clause ‘B’ which is as follows : “B. By Writ of mandamus or any other appropriate Writ, Order or Directions like in the nature, the respondent no.3 be directed to pay difference of salary amount for initial three 2026:BHC-AUG:25954-DB 2 992.WP.9721.24.odt years from 1-10-2020 to 30-09-2023 to the petitioner no.1 i.e. 15000-47600 instead of Rs.1700 per month, by declaring that, honorarium about shikshan sevek is not applicable to the petitioner no.1 because his appointment is on compassionate basis by quashing Approval order dated 03-03-2023 and further directed to modify the order dated 03-03-2023.” (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) habeeb/