1 13 wp172.20 & ors connected matters.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.172/2020 RUKHAMA W/O UTTAMRAO JAMNIK VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.1651/2017 CHUNNIRAM S/O ARJUN GAHANE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2458/2022 GUMPHA WD/O LAXMAN DAMODHAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.2869/2022 MANGLA W/O PUNDLIK GAWANDE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3106/2022 MANOHAR S/O SAKHARAM ATHAWALE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5011/2022 DIGAMBER S/O MAHADEO MAHALLE AND ORS VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5012/2022 BHIMRAO S/O SONAJI ATHAWALE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5484/2022 INDUBAI DNYANESHWAR ATHAWALE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS 2 13 wp172.20 & ors connected matters.odt WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5486/2022 MANGLA W/O MANOHAR ATHAWALE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5487/2022 RAZIABI D/O SHEIKH BASHIR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5489/2022 TAIBAI W/O BASANTA DHISADE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.959/2023 ANANDRAO NATHUJI FHATKAR, THR.LRS VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.982/2023 Dnyandeo Jairam Khandare thr.LRs VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.4792/2023 SANJAY S/O NARAYAN PIMPALKAR VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, MUMBAI-32 AND ORS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.4793/2023 VIJAY S/O SHIVLAL BHOGE VS. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY, DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE and ANIMAL HUSBANDARY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES, 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 Mrs.S.W.Deshpande, Counsel for PetitionerS. Shri A.A.Madiwale, AGP for the State. Shri Abhay Sambre, Counsel for PKV, Akola. 3 13 wp172.20 & ors connected matters.odt CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE & RAJ D.WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 24th 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 for petitioners also relies upon the judgment passed by this Curt in Writ Petition No.2222/2002 along with connected writ petitions decided on 15.2.2019. She further relies upon Government Resolution dated 20.3.2025 and contended that it clearly covers the case of petitioners. 4. This court has already considered this aspect in Writ Petition No.6528/2023. 5. Considering issue raised in these petitions, which can be decided by respondent No.1 in the light of the aforesaid judgment and the Government Resolution, we direct respondent No.1 to decide the issue raised in these petitions by treating the present petitions as representations and take to its logical end within a period of eight weeks. 6. The communication of respondent No.2 dated 25.2.2026 will not come in the way of petitioners while deciding the said representations filed by petitioners on merits. 4 13 wp172.20 & ors connected matters.odt 7. We direct respondent No.1 to decide the issue raised in these petitions by treating present petitions as representations and take to its logical end within a period of eight weeks. 8. Learned counsel for petitioners undertakes to produce copies of petitions along with order passed by this court today before respondent No.1 within a period of two weeks. 9. With these directions, petitions stand disposed of. [JUDGE] [JUDGE] !! BrWankhede !! Signed by: Mr. B. R. Wankhede Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 30/09/2026 18:10:28