916-WP 13573-26.DOC Prajakta Vartak IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 13573 OF 2026 Satyendra Kumar Gaur ...Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents _________ Mr. Vaibhav Kulkarni for Petitioner. Ms. M. P. Thakur, AGP for State. __________ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & Dr. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE: 14 OCTOBER 2026. P.C. 1. Although several prayers have been made in the petition, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, since the petitioner has retired from the services of respondent nos. 4 and 5, the petitioner confines his plea to seeking a direction to respondent nos. 4 and 5 to submit his pension proposal to the State authorities. The petitioner retired on 30 June 2021. 2. In this view of the matter, without going into any other contentions on the merits of the matter or adjudicating upon the other prayers made in the petition, we are inclined to dispose of the petition by accepting the plea advanced by the petitioner. Accordingly, respondent nos. 4 and 5 shall submit the pension proposal of the petitioner within a period of four weeks from today. Upon receipt of the said proposal, the competent authority shall take an appropriate decision thereon within a further period of four weeks. 14 October 2026 PRAJAKTA SAGAR VARTAK Digitally signed by PRAJAKTA SAGAR VARTAK Date: 2026.10.15 11:51:25 +0530 916-WP 13573-26.DOC 3. All contentions of the parties in that regard are expressly kept open. 4. Needless to observe that, in the event of any deficiencies or shortcomings in the proposal, the concerned designated officer shall be at liberty to refer the matter back to the management or the petitioner, as the case may be, for clarification, so that the issues can be resolved and an appropriate decision can be taken in accordance with law. 5. The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No costs. (Dr. NEELA GOKHALE, J.) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.) 14 October 2026