PANKAJ YADAV HODGAR AND ORS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ORS — WP/5250/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030127352026

Filing Number

WP/9527/2026

Filing Date

30-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/5250/2026

Registration Date

06-May-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar

Coram

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar

Bench Type

Division

Category

SERVICE MATTERS OTHER THAN ID ACT AND RELATED ENACTMENT ( 35 )

Sub-Category

PAYSCALES ( 11 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 14-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.PANKAJ YADAV HODGAR AND ORS

    Adv. Murge Estling S.

  2. 2.RAMPRASAD SITARAM SIRSAM

  3. 3.HIRALAL UKHA NIKAM

  4. 4.ANJANA RAJESH KADHARE

  5. 5.PADMA VANA BIRHADE

  6. 6.GUNTIBAI NAMDEV VASAVE

  7. 7.SHALINIBAI SHANKAR VALVI

  8. 8.YAMUNA SUBHASH VALVI

  9. 9.MAHENDRA DURGADAS DHANGAR

  10. 10.SUNITA PANDURANG BORASE

  11. 11.ANJANA SHAMRAO AATARKAR

  12. 12.SUNITA PRALHAD SANGLE

  13. 13.KAMLABAI SHIDYA GAVIT

  14. 14.TARSING NURJI MAVCHI

  15. 15.KAVITA BULA DEVARE

  16. 16.TAUFIKKHAN TURABKHAN PATHAN

  17. 17.SATISH VASANTRAO DESALE

  18. 18.RAMCHANDRA GORAKH PATIL

  19. 19.BHIKKAN RANGRAO PATIL

  20. 20.JAMILABI GULABKHA PATHAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ORS

  2. 2.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY FINANCE DEPT

  3. 3.THE COMMISSIONER TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT

  4. 4.THE ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT

  5. 5.THE PROJECT OFFICER INTEGRATED TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

  6. 6.THE PROJECT OFFICER INTEGRATED TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. KadethankarView PDF

    Case Summary: WP/5250/2026 The High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad allowed multiple consolidated writ petitions seeking "Ekstar" (one-step promotional pay scale) benefits under Government Resolutions dated 06.08.2002 and 29.02.2024 for employees working in tribal and PESA areas. The court directed the Education Officer to scrutinize petitioners' records within 30 days against the 2024 Resolution criteria, and upon finding no legal impediment, clear eligible cases for salary payment with arrears within 30 days. For ineligible candidates, the authority must issue notice and complete hearings within 120 days before passing final orders, with unsuccessful petitioners retaining statutory remedy rights. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 08-May-2026

    For Orders

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ajit B. Kadethankar

  4. 30-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/5250/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/5250/2026 The High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad allowed multiple consolidated writ petitions seeking "Ekstar" (one-step promotional pay scale) benefits under Government Resolutions dated 06.08.2002 and 29.02.2024 for employees working in tribal and PESA areas. The court directed the Education Officer to scrutinize petitioners' records within 30 days against the 2024 Resolution criteria, and upon finding no legal impediment, clear eligible cases for salary payment with arrears within 30 days. For ineligible candidates, the authority must issue notice and complete hearings within 120 days before passing final orders, with unsuccessful petitioners retaining statutory remedy rights. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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