DHANSING SAHADU BAVISKAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — WP/644/2018

The High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad allowed the petition and quashed the recovery order against Dhansing Baviskar, a retired primary teacher who was directed to repay excess salary allegedly paid due to incorrect pay fixation. The court held that since the petitioner was not at fault for the overpayment—the Zilla Parishad itself had fixed his salary and granted increments—recovery could not be enforced without due process, citing constitutional mandates on equality and livelihood protection. However, the court rejected his claims for ACPS benefits and deemed trained teacher status, as he failed to complete the mandatory D.Ed. qualification within the stipulated five years, and permitted authorities to fix his pension according to his actual eligibility. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.