Bombay High Court

GODAWARI GANGADHAR DARBASTWAR ALIAS JAISHRI ASHOKRAO KUNTURKARversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition was disposed by the court on the basis of a compromise entered into between the petitioner and respondents 4 and 5.

Summary

The petitioner, Godawari Gangadhar Darbastwar, filed a writ petition challenging the non-payment of salary and pension for the period June 2010 to February 2021. Respondents 4 and 5 submitted a salary and pension proposal to the District Social Welfare Officer (respondent 3). The parties reached a compromise, which the Court accepted and ordered that the proposal be processed and sanctioned on its own merit without further delay. The Court clarified that the compromise settlement governs the disposal of the writ petition. Consequently, the petition was dismissed in terms of the compromise, and the administrative authorities were directed to act expeditiously.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner is entitled to salary and pension for the period June 2010 to February 2021.
Whether the Court can order processing of the salary‑pension proposal on its own merit after a compromise.
Whether a compromise between the parties is permissible and sufficient to dispose of a writ petition.

Subjects

writ petition
compromise
salary
pension
social welfare
administrative law
court disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:37383-DB


                                               1                  174-WP-15128-23.odt


                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 15128 OF 2023

               GODAWARI GANGADHAR DARBASTWAR ALIAS JAISHRI ASHOKRAO
                                           KUNTURKAR
                                             VERSUS
                  THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
                                             OTHERS
                                               ...
              Mr. Pratap G. Rodge, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State
              Ms. Yogita Thorat Kshirsagar, Advocate for Respondent Nos.2 And 3
              Mr. Dhananjay M. Shinde, Advocate for Respondent Nos.4 And 5
                                               ...

                                      CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                              ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                                       DATE : 17th AUGUST, 2026

              PER COURT :

              1.           The writ petition is disposed of in terms of compromise

              entered into between the petitioner and respondent Nos.4 and 5.

              2.           It is made clear that the salary as well as pension

              proposal of the petitioner for the period from June, 2010 to

              February, 2021 submitted by respondent Nos.4 and 5 to the office of

              respondent No.3 District Social Welfare Officer shall be processed

              and sanctioned on it’s own merit expeditiously.



              (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)             (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




              SVH

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