906&907_WP_859_2026.DOC IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION 906 WRIT PETITION NO.859 OF 2026 Raju Daniel Shinde Aged 60 years, Occu: Retired Teacher, R/o. Kedgaon, Dist. Ahmednagar ...Petitioner Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra 2] The Accountant General, State of Maharashtra, Mumbai, Having Office at Pratishta Bhavan, 101, M.K. Marg, Churchgate, Mumbai, 20. 3] The Deputy Director, Pune Region Pune 4] The Education Officer, [Secondary], Zilla Parishad Pune 5] The Chairman, Rayat Shikshan Sanstha, Satara. 6] The Principal, Akuutai Kalyani Girls, Junior College, Hadapsar, Pune ...Respondents 907 CONTEMPT PETITION NO.361 OF 2025 Raju Daniel Shinde Aged 62 years, Occu: Retired Teacher, R/o. Kedgaon, Dist. Ahilyanagar ...Petitioner Versus 1] Rajendra Ahire (At relevant time Deputy Director of Education Pune region Pune) At present Deputy Director of Education Prasad 906&907_WP_859_2026.DOC 2] The State of Maharashtra 3] The Accountant General, State of Maharashtra, Mumbai, Having Office at Pratishta Bhavan, 101, M.K. Marg, Churchgate, Mumbai, 20. 4] The Deputy Director, Pune Region Pune ...Respondents _______ Mr. Satyajeet Anil Rajeshirke, for Petitioner. Mr. P.P. Kakde, Addl. GP a/w M.P. Thakur, AGP for Respondent - State. _______ CORAM: G. S. KULKARNI & DR. NEELA GOKHALE, JJ. DATE: 18th AUGUST 2026 P.C. 1. These are two proceedings filed by the Petitioner. Contempt Petition No.361 of 2025 is filed alleging non-compliance of order dated 03.07.2024 passed by a Division Bench of this Court and the Writ Petition filed for the following substantive reliefs: “a] This Hon'ble Court may after considering legality validity and proprietary of the order dated 17/10/2024 issued by Respondent No. 3 be pleased to quash and set aside the same. b] This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction thereby directing the Respondent No. 1 to 3 to grant and disburse Pension and other retirement benefits to the Petitioner by considering initial appointment of the Petitioner from 31/08/2002. c] This Hon'ble Court may be pleased to issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or direction thereby directs Respondent No. 1 to 4 to consider and sanction Pension by considering total service for Pension by adding half of the part time services rendered. d] Pending hearing and final disposal of this Writ petition this Hon’ble Court may be pleased to direct Respondent No.3 to meantime grant provisional Pension to the Petitioner within two weeks as Full Time Teacher.” e] Such other and further orders as this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper be passed.” Prasad 906&907_WP_859_2026.DOC 2. As fairly stated at the Bar, in the backdrop of the earlier orders, the Respondents have taken appropriate position, and they have rectified the issues and now pension is made payable to the Petitioner and to that effect intimation is received by the Petitioner from the Accountant General’s office. This is also accepted by Ms. Thakur, learned AGP. 3. In this view of the matter, further adjudication of the Petition would not be called for. Only question is of the interest on the arrears of pension which would become payable to the Petitioner. 4. We direct the Respondents to pay to the Petitioner appropriate statutory interest on the arrears of pension which have become payable. Let the amount be deposited with the Petitioner within a period of two weeks from today. 5. We have left it to the authority to grant the statutory interest without delving on any contentions of the parties in that regard. All contentions of the parties in that regard are expressly kept open. 6. Both the proceedings stand disposed of in the aforesaid terms. No costs. (DR. NEELA GOKHALE, J) (G. S. KULKARNI, J.) Prasad PRASAD RAJENDRASING RAJPUT Digitally signed by PRASAD RAJENDRASING RAJPUT Date: 2026.08.24 13:39:35 +0530