Writ Petition No.12699/2024 :: 1 :: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.12699 OF 2024 Manorama w/o Prakashrao Dahale … PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra & ors. … RESPONDENTS ....... Mr. B.A. Darak, Advocate for petitioner Mr. A.A.A. Khan, A.G.P. for State Mr. S.P. Sonpawale, Advocate for respondent No.5 ....… CORAM : R.G. AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 11th SEPTEMBER, 2025 O R D E R : Heard. Mr. Darak, learned Advocate for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner is a widow of employee of respondents No.2, 3 and 5. She is entitled for family pension. 2. We have heard the learned Advocate for the petitioner, learned A.G.P. for the State and Mr. Sonpawale, learned Advocate for respondent No.5. Mr. Darak, learned 2025:BHC-AUG:24237-DB Writ Petition No.12699/2024 :: 2 :: Advocate for the petitioner has invited our attention to the orders passed by this Court in similar set of facts in Writ Petition No.1497/2009, Writ Petition No.805/2010 and Writ Petition No.3335/2011, by which, this Court has directed the respondents No.2, 3 and 5 to process the pension papers and by directing the State Government to consider the same and take final decision. 3. In the light of the above, we adopt the same course and disposed of the Writ Petition by following order : a) We direct the respondents No.2, 3 and 5 to process the pension file of the petitioner forthwith and forward the proposal to the State Government for further consideration and final decision. That be done expeditiously and in any case, within four (4) weeks from today. The State Government, after receipt of the proposal from respondent No.2, 3 and 5, shall pass final orders thereon at the earliest and in any case, not later than three (3) months from the date of receipt of such proposal. The respondents shall file compliance Writ Petition No.12699/2024 :: 3 :: report in the registry of this Court. b) All issues are kept open to be decided by the State Government on its own merit in accordance with law. Accordingly, the writ petition is disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (R.G. AVACHAT, J.) FMPathan/-