1 WP8586-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.8586/2026 (DR.WAIKHOM KENEDI SINGH VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & OTHERS) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Shri N.Z. Mirza, counsel for the petitioner. Ms H.N. Jaipurkar, Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent nos.1 and 2. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE , JJ. D ATE : OCTOBER 14 , 2026 . P. C. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction to the respondent no.2-Joint Director of Higher Education, Amravati Division, Amravati to consider and grant the petitioner’s claim for recognition and counting of his continuous service rendered from 15.12.1999 to 11.06.2024 for the purposes of pay protection, pay- fixation, increments and other consequential service benefits. However, the fact remains that the aforesaid claim as raised by the petitioner is not yet verified and adjudicated by the respondent no.2. 3. Shri N.Z. Mirza, learned counsel for the petitioner has invited our attention to the detail representation submitted by the petitioner on 25.03.2026 to the respondent no.2, which is at Record Page No.45, Annexure-I. However, it is more than six months now that the aforesaid representation is not yet decided by the respondent no.2. Hence, the petitioner has approached this Court . 4. In view of above, the respondent no.2-Joint Director of Higher Education, Amravati Division, Amravati is directed to consider the aforesaid representation dated 25.03.2026 and examine the claim raised by the petitioner on its own merits and in accordance with law 2026:BHC-NAG:13852-DB 2 WP8586-26.odt and more specifically in terms of the Government Resolution dated 22.11.1993. The aforesaid exercise shall be completed within eight weeks from the date of production of this order before the respondent no.2. The petitioner undertakes to produce a copy of this order before the respondent no.2 within a period of one weeks from today. After such adjudication process, if the respondent no.2 comes to the conclusion that the petitioner is entitled for the aforesaid benefits, the same should be granted to the petitioner within a period of three months from such decision. If the petitioner is not found entitled for such benefits, the respondent no.2 shall communicate the reasons in writing to the petitioner within a period of two weeks from such decision. 5. The writ petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms. No costs. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) APTE Signed by: Apte Designation: Senior Pvt. Secretary Date: 15/10/2026 12:06:03