VINAY S/O JAGANNATH MHATRE vs ADMINISTRATIVE/ESTABLUSHMENT OFFICER MAHARASHTRA JEEVAN PRADHIKARAN AND ANR

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Digitally signed by ARUNA ARUNA SANDEEP SANDEEP TALWALKAR TALWALKAR Date: 2025.09.23 19:23:02 +0530 WP-12153-2022-.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 12153 OF 2022 Mr. Vinay s/o. Jagannath Mhatre. Aged about 60 years, Occ. Retired, R/o. Khochiwade (Bandar Aali) Tah. Vasai, Dist. Palghar. … Petitioner V/s. 1. Administrative/Establishment Officer, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, CIDCO Bhavan, Belapur, Mumbai. 2. Executive Engineer, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, Water Management Department, Virar, Vishnu Pratibha Hall, 2nd floor, Virar (West) 401 303. 3. Senior Accounts Officer, Pension Branch, Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, CIDCO Bhavan, Belapur, Navi Mumbai. … Respondents --- Ms. Mohini Rehpade a/w. Mr. Vijay Singh, Smt. Daksha Madhav Punghera, Mr. Karan Gajara, Mr. Digvijay Kachare, Ashlyn Almeida i/b. Desai Legal LLP, Advocates for the Petitioner. Mr. Tushar Sonawane, Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. --- CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ. RESERVED ON : 11th September, 2025. Talwalkar 1 WP-12153-2022-.odt PRONOUNCED ON : 23rd September, 2025 JUDGMENT : (PER ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) 1. Heard Ms. Mohini Rehpade, learned Advocate for the Petitioner and Mr. Tushar Sonawane, learned Advocate for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard the Petition finally with the consent of the parties. 3. Grievance of the Petitioner in this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is twofold: firstly, incorrect fixation of his pay and secondly, recovery of amount alleged to be excess payment of salary from his retiral dues. 4. Material facts in this petition are that the Petitioner was appointed to the post of “Tracer” in the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran {th