1 WP-13674-26+.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.13674 OF 2026 SURESH WAMANRAO PAWAR AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Vishnu B. Madan Patil, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State ... WRIT PETITION NO. 11320 OF 2026 VITTHAL LADUBA JADHAV AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Estling S. Murge, Advocate for the Petitioners Ms. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 11329 OF 2026 SHARADRAO SHIVAJIRAO PATIL AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Estling S.Murge, Advocate for the Petitioners Ms. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13656 OF 2026 ASHOK KESHAVRAO RAKHE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. S. B. Sontakke, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. S. R.Wakle, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 11660 OF 2026 SARUWEL SATYAVIJAY GHULE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Estling S.Murge, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State SVH 2026:BHC-AUG:47709-DB 2 WP-13674-26+.odt … WRIT PETITION NO. 12633 OF 2026 SURESH MURLIDHAR PATIL AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. P. D. Suryawanshi, Advocate for the Petitioners Ms. S. S. Joshi, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13657 OF 2026 BHAGWAN JAYSING THAKARE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. S. B. Sontakke, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. V. M. kagne, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13658 OF 2026 BHIMRAO PUNDALIK DEORE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Pramod A. Pisal, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13659 OF 2026 KAKASAHEB GOPINATH KACHKURE AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Estling S. Murge, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13660 OF 2026 HARIOM DASHRATH KORKE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Shubham B. Khandagale, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. R. Wakle, AGP for Respondents/State Mr. V. M. Vibhute, Advocate for the Respondents No. 4 to 6. … SVH 3 WP-13674-26+.odt WRIT PETITION NO. 13670 OF 2026 BHAUSAHEB PANDURANG NIKAM AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Pramod A. Pisal, Advocate for the Petitioners Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13671 OF 2026 RAJENDRA MANOHARRAO PRADHAN VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Shubham B. Khandagale, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State Mr. V. M. Vibhute, Advocate for the Respondents No. 4 to 6. … WRIT PETITION NO. 13672 OF 2026 DNYANDEO SAMPATRAO NAGARGOJE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. S. T. Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13673 OF 2026 KACHRU KASHINATH KOTHKAR THROUGH ITS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE MANGAL KACHRU KOTHKAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. B. V. Ambhore & Mr. G. R. Ingole, Advocates for the Petitioner Ms. S. S. Joshi, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13675 OF 2026 ARVIND MAROTI GOLE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. V. D. Gunale, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondents/State … SVH 4 WP-13674-26+.odt WRIT PETITION NO. 13678 OF 2026 GANESH PANDHARINATH TAKLE VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Shubham B. Khandagale, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13679 OF 2026 SURESH AMRUT KULKARNI VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Pramod A. Pisal, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. R. Wakle, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13681 OF 2026 SYED MOHSIN SYED ABDUL KARIM VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. B. V. Ambhore & Mr. G. R. Ingole, Advocates for the Petitioner Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State … WRIT PETITION NO. 13682 OF 2026 INDAL TARU RATHOD AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Vishal A. Bagal, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 05th OCTOBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Not on board. Upon mentioning taken on board. 2. By these petitions, the petitioners seek directions to the SVH 5 WP-13674-26+.odt respondents to grant them notional / annual increment which was due on 01st July i.e. after their retirement, as they have served with good conduct for more than six months in a year. Further direction is sought to recalculate their retirement benefits by including annual increment and all the consequential service benefits. 3. Learned advocates for petitioners submit that the petitioners are in fact seeking the benefit of Rule 10 of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2009. 4. The issue raised by these petitioners is no longer res integra. Under the 6th Pay Commission, the year for accounting the annual increments is from 1st July up to the 30th day of June of the next year. The issue as to whether a candidate would be entitled for such increment if he/she superannuates on 30th June, was dealt with by several Courts. 5. The judgment dated 4th May, 2022 delivered by this Court in Writ Petition No. 14632 of 2021 [Balaji Manikrao Biradar vs. State of Maharashtra & Others], led to the conclusion that since this increment is not an advance increment, but is an increment which is payable after completing one year of employment, notwithstanding that a candidate superannuates after office hours on 30th June, he is deemed to have earned the annual increment and, therefore, the increment is payable. 6. Several orders/judgments delivered by this Court were assailed before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the same have been SVH 6 WP-13674-26+.odt sustained. A large bunch of cases were taken up for adjudication by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Director (ADMN. and HR) KPTCL vs. V. C. P. Mundinamani, reported in AIR 2023 SC 1956 and it was concluded that the said increment is earned by an employee for working over one year and hence, the employee is entitled to an increment even if he/she retires on 30th June of a particular year. 7. Insofar as cases wherein an employee may have worked for a lessor duration during one year, Rule 10 of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Revised Pay), Rules, 2009 would cover cases of employees who have worked for six months and above in the revised pay structure as on 1st July, and would also be entitled for the increment. All those petitioners who have worked for six months and above in a particular year, would be entitled for the benefits of the annual increment and their retirement dues would be calculated by reckoning such increment while calculating their last drawn wages. 8. In view of the above, the Writ Petitions are partly allowed with following directions:- (a) The petitioners would be entitled for monetary benefits/difference of pensionary benefits as per the actuals w.e.f. from their respective dates of superannuation, provided they have worked for 6 months or more in the last year up to their superannuation. (b) The pensionary benefits of the petitioners would be SVH 7 WP-13674-26+.odt recalculated by including the annual increment in their last drawn salary prior to their superannuation and such recalculated pensionary benefits shall be payable to them. (c) Arrears if any, shall be paid to them within a period of 90 days. Many of the petitioners have approached belatedly before this Court and, therefore, akin to the orders passed in several matters, they would be not entitled for the interest component. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) SVH