1 117 wp no.8324.26.odt..odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 8324 OF 2026 Muralidhar Ramraoji Khopade and another Vs. State of Maharashtra, thr. PSO, PS Nagpur __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. Mr. V.G. Ingole, Advocate for the petitioners. Mrs. S.S. Jachak, Additional Public Prosecutor for the respondent/State. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI PHALKE & RAJ D. WAKODE, J.J. DATED : 12.10.2026. On 22.12.2025 this Court had passed the following order in Writ Petition No.8243/2025 which reads as under:- “ Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. A prayer in this petition is regarding issuance of direction to the respondent-authorities to revise and fix the pay scales of the petitioners in parity with the pay scales applicable to the employees of the Aurangabad University. Other consequential reliefs are also prayed. 3. Since the said issue is not decided by the respondent No.4-Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, we direct the respondent No.4 to treat the present petition as a representation, and the same shall be decided in accordance with law, within eight weeks from the receipt of this order. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioners undertakes to furnish a copy of the present petition along with a copy of this order before the concerned authority within a period of two weeks from today. 2026:BHC-NAG:13787-DB 2 117 wp no.8324.26.odt..odt 6. The decision taken be communicated to the petitioners within two weeks thereafter. 7. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of.” 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in compliance of the order passed by this Court the respondent no.4 had decided the representation in favour of the petitioners and has forwarded the same to the respondent No.1 Principal Secretary Higher and Technical Education Maharashtra State Mumbai for necessary decision and action. 3. The aforesaid communication submitting the claim of the petitioners recommended by the respondent No.4- University is at record page No.24 (Annexure 2), so also at record page No.26. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that even after passage of more than six months now, the respondent No.1 has not taken any decision and accordingly, petitioners have approached this Court. 4. Since an innocuous prayer is made by the petitioners and the claim of the petitioners is already evaluated and recommended by the respondent No.4-the University, the respondent No.1 is directed to consider and decide the aforesaid communications dated 23.03.2026 submitted in case of both the petitioners by the respondent No.4-University within a stipulated period of eight weeks from today. 4. Learned AGP is directed to communicate the order passed by this Court to the respondent No.1. 3 117 wp no.8324.26.odt..odt 5. The decision taken thereupon shall be communicated to the petitioners within a period of two weeks from the date of such decision. 6. Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. [RAJ D. WAKODE, J] [URMILA JOSHI PHALKE, J.] manisha Signed by: Mrs. Manisha Shewale Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 14/10/2026 10:43:37