1 121-WP-10090-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 10090 OF 2026 POPAT MURLIDHAR RAUT VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Mr. Tushar M. Tandale, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State Mr. R. D. Khadap, Advocate h/f Mr. Suhas Shirsath, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3 to 5 ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned advocate for petitioner, learned AGP for respondents/State and learned advocate for respondent Nos.3 to 5. 2. The issue raised in this petition is squarely covered by the judgment dated 08/05/2026, passed by the Coordinate Bench of this Court at Nagpur in Writ Petition No.5563/2022. 3. For the reasons stated in the said judgment, the writ petitions are allowed in terms of prayer clause ‘B’, which reads as follows: “B. This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue appropriate writ, order or direction for quashing and set aside the order bearing No. OW/ZPB/Edu./Pri.Div.1-A No.2215/2022 dated SVH 2026:BHC-AUG:37409-DB 2 121-WP-10090-26.odt 10.06.2022 issued by the respondent no.4 thereby cancelling the primary graduate pay scale of Rs.9300-34800 grade pay Rs.4300/ vide order dated 27.6.2014 and recovering the said pay from the petitioner and it be held that, the petitioner are entitled to draw the primary graduate pay scale of Rs.9300-34800 + grade pay Rs.4300/-, as per the orders dated 27.6.2014 issued by the respondent No.4 with all consequential benefits of continuity of the said pay scale Rs.38600-1,22,800/- as per 7th pay which the petitioner is drawing at present.” (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) SVH