{1} 17-wp-8626-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 17 WRIT PETITION NO. 8626 OF 2026 Vinayak Jaising Vasave VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra And Others ... Mr. Om Pagar h/f Ms. Megha Mali, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. Neha Kamble, AGP for State ....... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 31st AUGUST, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Admittedly, the issue raised in this Petition is squarely covered by the decisions rendered by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No. 248 of 2026 and connected matters, dated 20th April, 2026 and dated 4th December, 2024 in Writ Petition No. 13241 of 2024. 2. For the reasons stated in the said orders, the Writ Petition stands allowed in the following terms: I. Respondent No. 7/ Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad Dhule, shall scrutinize the record of the Petitioner and the place at which he is deployed for performing his duties, within a period of 30 days from today, considering the Government Resolution dated 29.02.2024. 2026:BHC-AUG:39667-DB {2} 17-wp-8626-2026 II. The case which has no legal impediment after verification, shall be cleared by the concerned Respondents and the salary benefits to which the Petitioner is entitled to, in the light of the one step pay scale made available to the employees working in the Tribal and PESA areas, shall be paid to him along with arrears as well as his current salary, within a period of 30 days, thereafter. III. After scrutiny, if the Petitioner, on the basis of his record, is found to be ineligible, the concerned Respondent would issue notice to the Petitioner, so as to enable him to appear before the said authority and address it. IV. After such hearing, which shall be completed within 120 days, the concerned Respondent shall pass an appropriate order and grant benefits of one step pay scale to the candidate, who is found to be eligible. V. The Petitioner, who may suffer an adverse order after the above stated exercise is completed, shall be at liberty to avail of a statutory remedy, as is permissible in law and in the light of the Government Resolution dated 29.02.2024 issued by the General Administration Department. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Bhagyawant Punde