Bombay High Court
BHAGWAN SHANKARRAO DESHMUKH AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The petitioners' accommodation request was deemed satisfied and, given the Government Resolution, the respondents must verify and release the pending salary within three months.
Summary
Bhagwan Shankarrao Deshmukh and another, former school employees, filed a writ petition seeking accommodation near their former school and the release of pending salary. The petitioners submitted a communication dated 13‑Oct‑2025 showing they had been accommodated nearby, thereby satisfying the accommodation request. They also produced a Government Resolution dated 31‑Dec‑2025 indicating that funds were made available for payment of their salaries. The Court examined these documents and found that the purpose of the petition had been fulfilled with respect to accommodation and that salary funds were available. Consequently, the Court directed the respondents to verify the claimed salary dues and release the amounts within three months, and disposed of the writ petition.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to accommodation near the school where they were previously employed.
- Whether the Government is obligated to release the pending salary of the petitioners based on the resolution dated 31‑Dec‑2025.
Subjects
- writ petition
- salary dues
- government resolution
- accommodation
- verification
- service law
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:2091-DB
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
925 WRIT PETITION NO.14388 OF 2025
BHAGWAN SHANKARRAO DESHMUKH AND ANOTHER
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
...
Mr. S.K. Mathpati, Advocate for petitioners
Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 3
Mr. S.B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for respondent Nos.4 to 7
...
CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI &
HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.
DATE : 17th JANUARY, 2026
ORDER :
. Learned Advocate for petitioners tenders communication dated
13.10.2025, which is taken on record by marking Exh. ‘X’. By this letter
petitioner No.1 has been accommodated at a place nearby to the school,
where he was earlier working and, therefore, the purpose of petition has
been served for him. As regards prayer clause ‘C’ is concerned, learned
Advocate for petitioners places on record the Government Resolution dated
31.12.2025, thereby making available the funds for salary of petitioners and
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like others.
2 We dispose of the writ petition in view of documents placed on
record by learned Advocate for petitioners by directing respondent Nos.2 to 4
to verify the dues as claimed by petitioners and after this due verification to
release the salary within a period of three months from today.
( HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, J. ) ( SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI, J. )
agd
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