1 127) WP 8188-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 8188 OF 2026 VIJAY ANANDRAO KHAIRKAR -VS- STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's orders Ms. S.W.Deshpande, Advocate for petitioner. Shri V.A.Thakare, AGP for respondent/State. CORAM: URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 08/10/2026. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner who was an employee of the respondent no. 3/Ashram Shala run by the respondent no. 2/Management, has approached this Court seeking direction to the respondents to pay the balance amount of GPF i.e. Rs. 22,91,069/- with interest till its realization. However, the aforesaid claim is not yet examined and adjudicated by the respondent no. 1/Project Officer. 3. Perusal of the petition reveals that the petitioner has already raised such claim to its employer on 22/09/2025. The aforesaid representation is on record at page 42/Annexure-7. The petitioner has also annexed the statement showing as to how the petitioner is entitled for grant of such balance amount of GPF. 4. Ms. Deshpande, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the respondents nos. 2 and 3 have done nothing in the matter since last one year and have not 2026:BHC-NAG:13568-DB 2 127) WP 8188-26.odt forwarded such claim to the respondent no. 1. Therefore, the petitioner has approached this Court. 5. Shri Thakre, the learned AGP who appears for respondent no. 1/State submits that if such representation along with the necessary calculation is submitted to the respondent no. 1, the same can be decided by the respondent no. 1 within stipulated period. 6. In view of the above, we dispose of the present writ petition as per the following order:- (i) The respondent nos. 2 and 3 shall forward the aforesaid representation of the petitioner, along with the statement showing the year-wise balance of GPF, to the respondent no. 1 for adjudication within a period of two weeks from the date of production of a copy of this order. (ii) Upon receipt of the aforesaid representation, respondent No. 1 shall consider the same on its own merits and in accordance with law and shall decide the same within a period of six weeks from the date of its receipt. (iii) Needless to mention that the respondent no. 1 shall grant an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as the respondents nos. 2 and 3 while adjudicating such claim of the petitioner. (iv) The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision. ( RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE , J.) B.T.K. Signed by: Mr. B.T. Khapekar Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 09/10/2026 19:34:41