10.WP.12345.2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 12345 OF 2026 Ganesh Bhila Mahajan and Others ...Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and Others ...Respondents ***  Mr. Murge Estling S., Advocate for the Petitioners.  Mr. S. K. Tambe, Addl. GP for Respondent – State. *** CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 16th SEPTEMBER 2026. PER COURT : 1. The Petitioners are aggrieved, as according to them, their pay fixation of one step pay scale (Ekstar), in accordance with the 6th and 7th Pay Commission recommendations, has been wrongly done. The Petitioners have made a detailed representation on 09th March 2026 addressed to the Respondent – Authorities, which is still pending and no decision is taken by the said authority. It is pointed out that, in identical set of circumstances, this Court has earlier passed an order dated 17th February, 2022 in Writ Petition No.2304 of 2022 (Vinod Lahu Patil Vs. The Sate of Maharashtra and Others). 2. We have heard learned advocate for the Petitioners and the learned AGP. Shrikant Malani 2026:BHC-AUG:42980-DB 10.WP.12345.2026.doc 3. An innocuous prayer is put forth by the Petitioners. As such, the writ petition is disposed of by directing Respondent No.5 to consider the representation of the Petitioners dated 09th March 2026 in the light of the grounds set out by them, strictly in accordance with law, and by taking into consideration the Notification dated 22nd April 2009 incorporated in the Maharashtra Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2009, the Notification dated 03rd February 2023 incorporated in the Maharashtra Civil Services (Revised Pay) (Amendment) Rules, 2022, in the light of the Government Resolution dated 29th February, 2024 and the Government Notification dated 30th January, 2019. A reasoned order be passed on the said representation within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the decision to the Petitioners. ( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. ) ( NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J. ) Shrikant Malani