PUSHPA W/O VIRENDRA GANEDIWALA vs HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY THROUGH REGISTRAR GENERAL

15018.23-wp.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.15018 OF 2023 BASAVRAJ GURAPPA Pushpa w/o. Virendra Ganediwala ….. Petitioner PATIL 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. By consent of the learned Counsel for the parties, the writ petition is heard finally. 2. In this petition, the petitioner has assailed the communication dated 2nd November 2022 issued by the Registrar (Original Side), High Court, Bombay, by which the petitioner, who was a former Judge of this Court, has been informed that she is Basavraj Page | 1 15018.23-wp.docx not eligible for pension. The petitioner also seeks a direction to respondents to fix and grant pensionary benefits to the petitioner w.e.f. 14.02.2022 along with interest. (i) FACTS :- 3. Facts giving rise to this petition, in nutshell, are that the petitioner was a practicing advocate. The petitioner, on 26th October 2007 was appointed as a District Judge. The collegium of the Supreme Court on 16.01.2019 recommended the name of the petitioner for appointment as a Judge of Bombay High Court. On the basis of the aforesaid recommendation, a Notification dated 8th February 2019 was issued under