Bombay High Court

MUMTAZ BEGUM MOHAMMAD BASHIRUDDINversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: N B SURYAWANSHI ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The Court ordered the Municipal Corporation to verify the petitioners' claims and pay all dues with interest within 60 days, thereby disposing the writ petitions.

Summary

The petitioners, a group of employees, filed writ petitions against the State of Maharashtra and the Municipal Corporation seeking payment of pending dues and statutory interest. The Municipal Corporation, as respondent No.3, argued that it would form a special team to verify each claim. The Court examined whether the corporation was obligated to ascertain the amounts due and to pay them with interest within a reasonable time. Relying on the principle that public authorities must discharge statutory liabilities promptly, the Court accepted the corporation's undertaking. It ordered the special team to verify the claims and direct payment of all dues with interest within 60 days of receiving the order. By recording this undertaking, the Court disposed of all the writ petitions.

Issues considered

Whether the Municipal Corporation is required to verify and pay the petitioners' pending dues with statutory interest.
Whether the petitioners are entitled to relief through a writ petition for the recovery of such dues.

Subjects

writ petition
municipal corporation
pending dues
statutory interest
verification team
disposal

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:30468-DB


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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                             WRIT PETITION NO. 13654 OF 2025

                SUNANDA DILIPRAO KULKARNI ALIAS SUNANDA ATMARAM JOSHI
                                             VERSUS
                            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                ...
              Mr. Joslyn A. Menezes, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State
              Mr. S. S. Bora, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3
                                                ...
                           WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 9248 OF 2024

                               MASARRAT BEGUM AEJAZULLA KHAN
                                             VERSUS
                            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                ...
              Mr. Joslyn A. Menezes, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State
              Mr. S. S. Bora, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3
                                                ...
                           WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7332 OF 2024

                           MUMTAZ BEGUM MOHAMMAD BASHIRUDDIN
                                             VERSUS
                            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                ...
              Mr. Joslyn A. Menezes, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State
              Mr. Yuvraj V. Kakde, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3
                                                ...
                           WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5823 OF 2025
                                      MIRJA NAHID SULTANA
                                             VERSUS
                            THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                ...
              Mr. Joslyn A. Menezes, Advocate for the Petitioner
              Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State
              Mr. S. S. Bora, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3
                                                ...
                           WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 9254 OF 2024

                                NASREEN FATEMA SYED SAMAD
                                          VERSUS
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS


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                                  ...
Mr. Joslyn A. Menezes, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State
Mr. S. S. Bora, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3 & 4
                                  ...
             WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 7312 OF 2024
                RIZWANA KAUSER MOHAMMAD GAUS
                               VERSUS
              THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                  ...
Mr. Joslyn A. Menezes, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. V.M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State
Mr. Yuvraj V. Kakde, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3
                                  ...

                          CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                  ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                            DATE : 22th JULY, 2026

PER COURT :

1.            Learned advocate Mr. S. S. Bora and learned advocate

Mr. Y. V. Kakde, representing respondent No.3 Municipal Corporation

in    the   respective   petitions,   on   instructions,   state   that   the

Corporation has formed special team to verify the claims of the

petitioners and the similarly situated employees. They were

instructed to make statement that all the dues of the petitioners

along with interest which may be statutorily payable would be

calculated and paid within a period of 60 days from the date of

receipt of copy of this order.

2.            By recording this statement as undertaking to this

Court, the writ petitions are disposed of.



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


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