Bombay High Court

SURESH CHANDRASEN GANESHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND ORS.

Disposal: Disposed Off
Bench: R G AVACHAT AJIT B KADETHANKAR

Holding

The Court held that the petitioner's grievances should be pursued before the Grievance Redressal Committee and disposed of the writ petition.

Summary

Suresh Chandrasen Ganesh filed a writ petition seeking a rule, service record, correction of his pay scale, grant of special pay, and costs, alleging that the State of Maharashtra had not updated his service book. The Court noted that the grievance could be addressed by the Grievance Redressal Committee under a Government Resolution dated 27 March 2024 and a prior order in Writ Petition No. 1182 of 2024. Accordingly, the Court granted the petitioner liberty to approach the Committee within eight weeks and directed the Committee to decide the matter within eight weeks of submission. No substantive relief was granted by the Court. The petition was consequently disposed.

Issues considered

What relief, if any, can be granted by this Court versus the Grievance Redressal Committee for the petitioner's service and pay scale grievances?

Subjects

writ petition
service record
pay scale correction
special pay
grievance redressal committee
civil appellate jurisdiction
Maharashtra

Judgment

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        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                CIRCUIT BENCH AT KOLHAPUR

                  CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

                 WRIT PETITION NO. 1451 OF 2018

Suresh Chandrasen Ganesh                       ...Petitioner
     Versus
The State Of Maharashtra
Through The Secretary And Ors.                 ...Respondents
                             …..
None for the petitioner.

R. P. Kadam, ‘B’ Panel Counsel for respondents-State.
                                …..

                         CORAM :     R.G. AVACHAT AND
                                     AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.

                         DATE    :   2nd FEBRUARY, 2026.
P.C:

1.     The matter pertains to the year 2018 and was not circulated

after the petition was filed. The petitioner has sought the following

reliefs in the writ petition:

                 a. Rule be issue
                b. That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to
                call for record of the service of the
                Petitioner having in the custody of the
                Respondent No. 2 and 3.
                c. That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to
                give direction to Respondent No.4 to
                correct the pay scale of the Petitioner
                and send correct approval mentioning
                pay scale of grade i.e., 6500-10500 and
                make necessary changes in the service
                book of the Petitioner.


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               c. That this Hon'ble Court be pleased to
               give direction to Respondent No.7 to
               grant the Special Pay Scale i.e., Rs.410
               of pay Scale under 365-760 as the
               petitioner has completed M. A. M. Ed
               and make necessary changes in the
               service book of the Petitioner.
               d. For the cost of the Petition be
               provided for
               e. Such other and further reliefs as this
               Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper
               in the facts and circumstances of the
               case, be granted.
2.    Considering the nature of the prayers in the petition, the

learned AGP makes a statement that the grievance of the petitioner

can be well addressed by the Grievance Redressal Committee in

view of the Government Resolution dated 27th March 2024 and

the order passed by this Court in Writ Petition No. 1182 of 2024.

3.    Keeping all rights and contentions of the parties open, liberty

is granted to the petitioner to approach the said Grievance

Redressal Committee within a period of eight weeks from today. If

such grievance is filed, the said Committee shall decide the same

on its own merits by passing a reasoned order within a period of

eight weeks from the date of submission.

4.    In view of the above, the writ petition stands disposed of.




[AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.]                     [ R.G. AVACHAT J.]


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