{1} 57-wp-12091-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 57 WRIT PETITION NO. 12091 OF 2026 Vandana Avinash Jogi And Others VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another Mr. Sandeep B. Sontakke, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. S.K. Tambe, AGP for State Mr. N.E. Deshmukh, Advocate for Respondent No. 2 WRIT PETITION NO. 12441 OF 2026 Raghunath Dhondiba Hanumante And Others VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Another Mr. Sandeep B. Sontakke, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. S.R. Wakle, AGP for State ....... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 15th SEPTEMBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Writ Petition No. 12441 of 2026 is not on board. Upon mentioning same is taken on board. 2. Indisputably, the issue raised in these petitions is squarely covered by the decision of this Court (Coram : Ravindra V. Ghuge and Abhay J. Mantri, JJ.) in Writ Petition No.4150/2026 and connected matter, dated 02.04.2026. 2026:BHC-AUG:42672-DB {2} 57-wp-12091-2026 3. For the reasons stated in the said decision, we pass the following order : (i) The Writ Petitions are partly allowed. The Respondents/ State is at liberty to verify the cases of the Petitioners as regards their eligibility for the grant of advanced/additional increment in the light of the Government Resolution dated 14th December, 2006. Needless to state, those Petitioners, who are found to be eligible, would be paid their legal dues within eight weeks from today. In the event, some of the Petitioners are found to be ineligible, a reasoned order would be passed in each case setting out the adverse circumstances and such order shall be served upon each of such Petitioners within a period of three weeks from the date of the order. (ii) We have no hesitation in observing that this Court has always directed a verification exercise, if not already performed, to be carried out and based on the entitlement of the individual Petitioners, payments be granted. As such, even in this matter, let the concerned Respondents conduct a verification exercise and thereafter make the payments to those candidates/Petitioners, who are found eligible. This exercise be completed within eight weeks from today. (iii) Needless to state, if any claim of any Petitioners is invalidated by the State in so far as their entitlement is concerned, a reasoned order in each of such cases be passed and the said order be served upon the concerned Petitioner within three weeks from the date of it’s passing. The Petitioners would then be entitled to challenge the said order by availing of a remedy, as is permissible in law. Those who are found entitled under {3} 57-wp-12091-2026 the Government Resolution dated 14th December, 2006 and were never paid till the date of the Government Resolution dated 24th August, 2017, they would be entitled for entire arrears. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Bhagyawant Punde