1 WP8574-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.8574/2026 (SHOBHA OMKAR DAMODHAR VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA & ANOTHER) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Smt. S.W. Deshpande, counsel for the petitioner. Smt. S.S. Jachak, Additional Government Pleader for the respondent no.1. Shri A.R. Patil, counsel for the respondent no.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 prayer in this petition is to direct the 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. The learned counsel for the petitioner has also relied upon the judgment passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.2222 of 2002 along with connected writ petitions decided on 15.2.2019. They further relied upon Government Resolution dated 20.3.2025 and contended that it clearly covers the case of petitioner. 4. The learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondent no.1 as well as learned counsel for respondent no.2 have also not disputed the said position. 5. This Court has already considered this aspect in Writ Petition No.6389/2025 and directed that the issue raised in the petition can be decided by the respondent no.1 in the light of aforesaid judgments and the Government Resolution. 2026:BHC-NAG:13850-DB 2 WP8574-26.odt 6. In view of above, we direct the respondent no.1 to decide the issue raised in this petition by treating the present petition as representation and take the same to its logical end within a period of eight weeks. The learned counsel for petitioner undertakes to produce a copy of this petition along with the order passed today before respondent no.1 within a period of two weeks from today. 7. 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 12:03:04