RAJENDRA BALWANT PANDE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH SECRETARY — WP/5008/2022

Case under Service Matter Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM020369472022

Filing Number

WP/36941/2022

Filing Date

28-Nov-2022

Registration No

WP/5008/2022

Registration Date

03-Dec-2022

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

Bench Type

Division

Category

OTHER SERVICE MATTERS ( 66 )

Judicial Branch

Original

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 07-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Service Matter Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAJENDRA BALWANT PANDE

    Adv. RAHUL GURDEEP SINGH WALIA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH SECRETARY

  2. 2.MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD.

    Adv. LITTLE CO

  3. 3.DIRECTOR (HR)

    Adv. LITTLE CO

  4. 4.BHUSHAN DIWAKAR KULKARNI CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (HR)

    Adv. Ravindra Chile

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Apr-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla , Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna

  3. 25-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

    Summary The Bombay High Court set aside the promotion of Respondent No.4 to Chief General Manager (HR) and directed that the petitioner, Rajendra Balwant Pande, be promoted instead. The court held that comparing the petitioner's performance as General Manager (HR) with Respondent No.4's performance as Deputy General Manager (HR) was improper, and the petitioner's ACR ratings for 2017-18 and 2018-19 should be upgraded one level higher. With this upgrade, the petitioner's score reached 22 marks, meeting the 21-mark benchmark for promotion. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 25-Mar-2026

    Final Disposal At The Stage Of Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  5. 24-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  6. 24-Mar-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  7. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. M. Modak,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  8. 09-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla,hon'ble Justice Advait M. SethnaView PDF

  9. 09-Mar-2026

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla , Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna

  10. 28-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla,hon'ble Justice Advait M. SethnaView PDF

  11. 23-Dec-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  12. 01-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  13. 01-Oct-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  14. 12-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  15. 30-Jul-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. Borkar

  16. 25-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik,hon'ble Shri Justice N. R. BorkarView PDF

  17. 25-Jun-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  18. 16-Apr-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  19. 16-Apr-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  20. 25-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  21. 25-Mar-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  22. 04-Feb-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  23. 04-Feb-2025

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. Bhobe

  24. 09-Dec-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Ashwin D. BhobeView PDF

  25. 09-Dec-2024

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  26. 10-Sep-2024

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  27. 04-Sep-2024

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  28. 23-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin JamdarView PDF

  29. 09-Aug-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin JamdarView PDF

  30. 27-Jun-2024

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  31. 25-Apr-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin JamdarView PDF

  32. 25-Apr-2024

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  33. 08-Apr-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Amit Borkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin JamdarView PDF

  34. 08-Apr-2024

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  35. 07-Feb-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice M. M. Sathaye,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin JamdarView PDF

  36. 11-Sep-2023

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin Jamdar

  37. 11-Aug-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin JamdarView PDF

  38. 11-Aug-2023

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne , Hon'ble Shri Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur

  39. 20-Jul-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne,hon'ble Shri Justice Dhiraj Singh ThakurView PDF

  40. 20-Jul-2023

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  41. 15-Jun-2023

    Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  42. 15-Jun-2023

    For Admission

    Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  43. 10-Apr-2023

    Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  44. 10-Apr-2023

    Due Admission - 1

    Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. Marne

  45. 23-Feb-2023

    Hon'ble The Acting Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Sandeep V. MarneView PDF

  46. 06-Dec-2022

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay AhujaView PDF

  47. 06-Dec-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  48. 28-Nov-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/5008/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Bombay High Court set aside the promotion of Respondent No.4 to Chief General Manager (HR) and directed that the petitioner, Rajendra Balwant Pande, be promoted instead. The court held that comparing the petitioner's performance as General Manager (HR) with Respondent No.4's performance as Deputy General Manager (HR) was improper, and the petitioner's ACR ratings for 2017-18 and 2018-19 should be upgraded one level higher. With this upgrade, the petitioner's score reached 22 marks, meeting the 21-mark benchmark for promotion. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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