SUSHAMA C. PENDHARKAR vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

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Digitally signed by ARUNA ARUNA SANDEEP SANDEEP TALWALKAR TALWALKAR Date: 2025.12.09 13:08:50 +0530 909.wp324.2009.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 324 OF 2009 Mrs. Sushama C. Pendharkar. R./At: 3 Vishnu Laxmi Apartments, 8/9, Erandawana, PUNE: 411 004. … Petitioner. V/s. 1. The State of Maharashtra (To be served through Government Pleader's Office, High Court, Mumbai). 2. The Registrar. University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, PUNE: 411 007. 3. Educational Media Research Centre University of Pune, Ganeshkhind, PUNE: 411 007. 4. University Grants Commission Bahadur Shah Jafar Marg, NEW DELHI: 110 002. … Respondents. --- Mr. Nitin A. Kulkarni a/w. Mr. Avinash Belage, Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. P.P. Kakade, Addl. G.P. a/w. Mrs. Nisha Mehra, AGP for Respondent No. 1/State. Mr. Rajendra Anbhule, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. Mr. Rui Rodrigues, Advocate for Respondent No. 4. --- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND Talwalkar 1 909.wp324.2009.odt ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. DATE : 2nd DECEMBER, 2025 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per Ravindra V. Ghuge, J) 1. This Petition is listed in the ‘Prioritised Cases’ category. It was heard yesterday and today for a long time. 2. This Petition has been lodged on 8 th December, 2008 by the Petitioner, who did not receive pension for 5 years after she superannuated on 31.10.2003. The prolonged wait for 5 years, even after issuing a legal notice through her Advocate, which was met with a reply of the University dated 12.6.2008, disowning her very engagement and employment with the University, prompted the Petitioner to approach this Court. She is around 84 years of age today. 3. The facts of her case are quite clear. She had made an application dated 24.12.1984 for appointment as a Research Officer, to th