1 25 wp 2905.22+ connected petitions..odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.2905/2022 Shilabai w/o Kailash Ingle ..vs.. State of Mah., thr.Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Mumbai and ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3118/2022 Ashok s/o Amruta Wankhade ..vs.. State of Mah., thr. Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 and ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO.4691/2023 Santosh s/o Bhaurao Hage ..vs.. State of Mah., thr. Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Animal Husbandary, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Mumbai and ors WITH WRIT PETITION NO.199/2018 Ganesh Gulabrao Deshmukh ..vs.. State of Mah., thr. Deputy Secretary, Department of Agriculture & Animal Husbandary, Dairy Development & Fisheries, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 and ors Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order WRIT PETITION NO.2905/2022 Mrs. S.W.Deshpande, Counsel for the Petitioner. Shri A.M.Madiwale, AGP for Respondent No.1. Shri K.A.Patil, Counsel for Respondent No.2. WRIT PETITION NO.3118/2022 Mrs. S.W.Deshpande, Counsel for the Petitioner. Mrs S.S. Jachak, AGP for Respondent No.1. Shri K.A.Patil, Counsel for Respondent No.2. WRIT PETITION NO.4691/2023 Mrs. S.W. Deshpande, Counsel for Petitioner. Shri V.A. Thakre, AGP for the State. 2026:BHC-NAG:12900-DB 2 25 wp 2905.22+ connected petitions..odt Mr. Abhay Sambre, Advocate for respondent No.2. WRIT PETITION NO.199/2018 Mrs. S.W. Deshpande, Counsel for Petitioner. Shri Abhay Sambre, Counsel for Respondent No.2. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE & RAJ D.WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 28th SEPTEMBER, 2026. 1. Heard. 2. Prayer in these petitions is to direct respondents to pay arrears of equal pay for equal work with interest to petitioners in the light of the judgment of the Hon’ble Apex Court in Civil Appeal No.8640- 8659/1997 dated 24.7.2001. 3. Learned counsel appearing for respective petitioners have also relied upon the judgment passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.2222/2002 along with connected writ petitions decided on 15.02.2019. They further relied upon Government Resolution dated 20.3.2025 and contended that it clearly covers the case of petitioners. 4. Learned AGP as well as learned counsel for respondent No.2 has also not disputed the said position. 5. This court has already considered this aspect in Writ Petition No.6389/2025 and directed that issue raised in the petition can be decided by respondent No.1 in the light of aforesaid judgments and the Government Resolution. 6. In view of that, we direct respondent No.1 to decide issue raised in these petitions by treating the present petitions as representations and take to its logical end within a period of eight weeks. 3 25 wp 2905.22+ connected petitions..odt 7. Learned counsel for petitioners undertakes to produce copy of petitions along with orders passed today before respondent No.1 within a period of two weeks. 8. With these directions, writ petitions are disposed of. 9. The communication dated 25.02.2026 will not come in the way of respondent No.1 while deciding the said representations. [JUDGE] [JUDGE] manisha Signed by: Mrs. Manisha Shewale Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 29/09/2026 18:45:08