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  5. August

Datta Nanasaheb Lahane vs. the State of Maharashtra and Others

Decided on 30 August 2024• Citation: WP/5444/2020• Bombay High Court
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    2024:BHC-AUG:20395-DB                                                         
                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (1)                                 
                      IN THE HIGH   COURT  OF  JUDICATURE    AT BOMBAY            
                                   BENCH  AT  AURANGABAD                          
                               1 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1913 OF 2024                  
                            NAVNATH   BHASKAR   DIVE AND ANOTHER                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               2 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2139 OF 2024                  
                        PANDHARINATH   RANGNATH   YADAV  AND  ANOTHER             
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               3 WRIT PETITION  NO.10540 OF 2021                  
                           NETAJI MAHADEV   SALUNKE   AND ANOTHER                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                      THE STATE  OF MAHARASHTRA,    THR.  ITS SECRETARY           
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                              CIVIL APPLICATION   NO. 4920 OF 2024                
                                       IN RAST/4472/2023                          
                    ZILLA PARISHAD  THROUGH   ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE  OFFICER        
                                         OSMANABAD                                
                                            VERSUS                                
                            NETAJI MAHADEV   SALUNKE   AND OTHERS                 
                                             AND                                  
                               4 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4891 OF 2020                  
                                    RAKESH  SURESH  PAWAR                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (2)                                 
                                             AND                                  
                               5 WRIT PETITION  NO. 6236 OF 2020                  
                           PRAKASH   SHANKAR   MAHALE  AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               6 WRIT PETITION  NO. 6759 OF 2020                  
                            KAILAS BHIKANRAO   TAYADE  AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               7 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3703 OF 2021                  
                                      JANGLU  GOMA  BHIL                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               8 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4489 OF 2021                  
                        NARESH  PRAKASHRAO    DESHMUKH   AND  ANOTHER             
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               9 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4817 OF 2020                  
                                HAJIMIYA  NASIR AHMED  SHAIKH                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (3)                                 
                               10 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4838 OF 2020                 
                                SOMNATH  CHHAGANRAO     HAKAM                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               11 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4845 OF 2020                 
                               ANNASAHEB   ASARAM   DAHIHANDE                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               12 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4847 OF 2020                 
                                   ASLAMKHA    ISAK PATHAN                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               13 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4863 OF 2020                 
                                  AMIN  DILAVARKHA   PATHAN                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               14 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4901 OF 2020                 
                                   SAYYED  ANIS SAYYED  INUS                      
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               15 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5014 OF 2020                 
                                     VIKAS  POPAT KASHID                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (4)                                 
                                             AND                                  
                               16 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5015 OF 2020                 
                               AMIR  PASHA GULAB  PASHA  MULLA                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               17 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5237 OF 2020                 
                                  SURESH  SUKHDEO   GAWANE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               18 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5248 OF 2020                 
                                  DARASING  HIRALAL  RATHOD                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               19 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5419 OF 2020                 
                                     SHAIKH  NOOR  SHAIKH                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               20 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5421 OF 2020                 
                               SHAIKH  ALLADDIN  SHAIKH  MUNIR                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               21 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5429 OF 2020                 
                              JUBER  JAMIR SHAIKH  AND ANOTHER                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (5)                                 
                                             AND                                  
                               22 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5432 OF 2020                 
                                  SHAIKH  IRFAN SHAIKH BABU                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               23 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5433 OF 2020                 
                                   VIJAY SHIVDAS BHALERAO                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               24 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5434 OF 2020                 
                                     ASEF AHMAD   SHAIKH                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               25 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5436 OF 2020                 
                                  GANESH  NATHURAM   KHODPE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               26 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5438 OF 2020                 
                                   TIKARAM  MITRAM   JADHAV                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                          THE STATE  OF MAHARASHTRA    AND ANOTHER                
                                             AND                                  
                               27 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5439 OF 2020                 
                                       ZAHIR KADIR  BEG                           
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (6)                                 
                                             AND                                  
                               28 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5442 OF 2020                 
                                    SHIVAJI VITTHAL JAGTAP                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               29 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5444 OF 2020                 
                                  DATTA NANASAHEB    LAHANE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               30 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5446 OF 2020                 
                              AMOL  MAHADEV   MALI AND  ANOTHER                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               31 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5600 OF 2020                 
                                     JAVED SHAKUR   PATEL                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               32 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5601 OF 2020                 
                                  MAHADEV   UTTAM   FULWALE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               33 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5602 OF 2020                 
                                   BALRAM  VISHNU  SALUNKE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (7)                                 
                                             AND                                  
                               34 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5603 OF 2020                 
                               SUDHAKAR    MANSUBRAO   BODKHE                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               35 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5604 OF 2020                 
                                   FEROJ SHERKHAN   PATHAN                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               36 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5606 OF 2020                 
                                 BADALBEG   KAMLBEG   MOGAL                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               37 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5607 OF 2020                 
                                   VIKAS  BIBHISHAN  NIKAM                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               38 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5608 OF 2020                 
                                   DADA  SHIVMURTI  GADHVE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               39 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5609 OF 2020                 
                                   SUNIL  NARAYAN  LAHANE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (8)                                 
                                             AND                                  
                               40 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5610 OF 2020                 
                                  SHIVAJI PANDURANG   ADSUL                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               41 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5611 OF 2020                 
                                    MAULA  HUSAN  TAMBOLI                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               42 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5612 OF 2020                 
                                  JIYAUDDIN GIYASUDDIN   KAZI                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               43 WRIT PETITION  NO. 6233 OF 2020                 
                                   VIJAY LAXMAN   GAIKWAD                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               44 WRIT PETITION  NO. 6235 OF 2020                 
                                   DHANRAJ  SHIVJI SONWANE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               45 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3702 OF 2021                 
                             UDHAV  TOTARAM   AUTE  AND ANOTHER                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (9)                                 
                                             AND                                  
                               46 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3705 OF 2021                 
                            KAILAS TUKARAM   MARKATE   AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               47 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3706 OF 2021                 
                          DYANESHWAR    LAXMAN   KADAM  AND  OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               48 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3707 OF 2021                 
                                    SANTOSH  SAJJAN GHULE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               49 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4021 OF 2021                 
                             ATISH SHRIHARI  KAMBLE  AND  OTHERS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               50 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4023 OF 2021                 
                            GOVIND  DASHRATH   INGALE AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                            OTHERS                                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (10)                                
                                             AND                                  
                               51 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4480 OF 2021                 
                                 RAJESH  DHONDIRAM   KAMBLE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               52 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4482 OF 2021                 
                                SAYYED  AKHEEL  SAYYAD  TALEED                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               53 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4483 OF 2021                 
                           PADMAKAR   KONDIBA   RAHIRE AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               54 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4484 OF 2021                 
                      SHIVSHANKAR    MOTIRAM   WAIPANKAR  AND  ANOTHER            
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               55 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4487 OF 2021                 
                                   SANTOSH  PRAKASH   MORE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (11)                                
                               56 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4488 OF 2021                 
                                  LAXMAN   RAOSAHEB   KADAM                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               57 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4490 OF 2021                 
                               SHIVGIR VITTHAL  GIRI AND OTHERS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               58 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4493 OF 2021                 
                                   TUKARAM   RAMRAO   PARSE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               59 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4494 OF 2021                 
                              ARUN  UDDHAV   MADKE  AND  OTHERS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               60 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5492 OF 2022                 
                                    SANTOSH  SAJJAN GHULE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (12)                                
                              61 WRIT PETITION  NO. 10132 OF 2022                 
                               DADASAHEB   JAYWANTRAO    GIDDHE                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               62 CONT. PETITION  NO. 183 OF 2024                 
                                         IN RA/137/2023                           
                                     SHAM  UMARAV   PATIL                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 148 OF 2024                   
                            SHANTILAL  VASANT  RATHOD  AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 134 OF 2024                   
                           SHYAM  PANDURANGJI   BARDE  AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 133 OF 2024                   
                          MANISH  MADHUARRAO    CHAWRE   AND OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                     SHRI AVISHYANT  PANDA  THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE   OFFICER         
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 184 OF 2024                   
                                         IN RA/139/2023                           

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (13)                                
                                  RAJARAM  SOPAN  PACHPANDE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 656 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/145/2023                           
                                   FIROZ KHAN  AFZAL  KHAN                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 651 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/136/2023                           
                                    DIPAK  PRAKASH  DUTTE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 658 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/27/2023                            
                                   BALRAM  VISHNU  SALUNKE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 659 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/71/2023                            
                                    SHIVAJI VITTHAL JAGTAP                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 716 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/58/2023                            
                                     VIKAS  POPAT KASHID                          

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (14)                                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 735 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/150/2023                           
                                  MILIND GOPICHAND   TAYADE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 741 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/18/2023                            
                                SOMNATH  CHHAGANRAO     HAKAM                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 754 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/67/2023                            
                                   SANTOSH  PRAKASH   MORE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 752 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/20/2023                            
                                       ZAHIR KADIR  BEG                           
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 742 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/140/2023                           
                                 SHARAD   RAMKRUSHNA    WAGH                      
                                            VERSUS                                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (15)                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 748 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/143/2023                           
                                      SALIM  HAFEJ PATEL                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 736 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/68/2023                            
                                  MAHADEV   UTTAM   FULWALE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 647 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/52/2023                            
                                  DATTA NANASAHEB    LAHANE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 738 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/22/2023                            
                                SHAIKH  ALLADIN  SHAIKH MUNIR                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 750 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/29/2023                            
                                   SUNIL  NARAYAN  LAHANE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (16)                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 737 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/14/2023                            
                                  SHAIKH  IRFAN SHAIKH BABU                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 727 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/53/2023                            
                                  SHIVAJI PANDURANG   ADSUL                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 724 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/61/2023                            
                                  TIKARAM  MOTIRAM   JADHAV                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 733 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/130/2023                           
                                     KISHOR  GOPAL KOLTE                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 730 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/148/2023                           
                                    PRAVIN DEVIDAS  MAGRE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (17)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 739 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/63/2023                            
                                   FEROJ SHERKHAN   PATHAN                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 535 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/6765/2020                           
                                    GOPAL DILIPSING GIRASE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 543 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5426/2020                           
                                    SAGAR  DINESH  JADHAV                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 753 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/72/2023                            
                                   TUKARAM   RAMRAO   PARSE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 740 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/24/2023                            
                                  SURESH  SUKHDEO   GAWANE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   IT SECRETARY          

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (18)                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 759 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/15/2023                            
                                     SHAIKH  NOOR  SHAIKH                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 758 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/25/2023                            
                                   VIJAY SHIVDAS BHALERAO                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 747 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/34/2023                            
                                  DARASING  HIRALAL  RATHOD                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 186 OF 2024                   
                                        IN WP/6235/2023                           
                                      JAVED MANOJ  TADVI                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY  MINISTRY         
                               OF HEALTH  AND  FAMILY WELFARE                     
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 151 OF 2024                   
                           DHAVALU   CHANDRA   KAMODI  AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (19)                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 152 OF 2024                   
                           PRABHAKAR   SUKDEO   SHELAR  AND OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 652 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/17/2023                            
                                     JAVED SHAKUR   PATEL                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 130 OF 2024                   
                            ABDUL  RAHUF  AYUB  SHEKH  AND OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     MR SHRIKRISHNANATH    B. PACHAL THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE          
                                           OFFICER                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 128 OF 2024                   
                             KAILASH  PRAKASH  MORE  AND  OTHERS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                       SAURABH   KATIYAR  THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE  OFFICER            
                                            AKOLA                                 
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 197 OF 2023                   
                                        IN WP/5435/2020                           
                              SHAIKH  SHABANJ  A. JABBAR SHAIKH                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (20)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 542 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5811/2020                           
                                   LAXMAN  DILVARSING  NAIK                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 538 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5431/2020                           
                                     SOMA  BHILA  KOKANI                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 541 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/4892/2020                           
                                    PAWAN  BHASKAR   PATIL                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 545 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/4473/2020                           
                                     RAHUL  BRIJALAL KOLI                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                            WITH                                  
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 540 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5809/2020                           
                                 KARANSING   VANASING   PADVI                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (21)                                
                                            WITH                                  
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 800 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/4478/2021                           
                             BHAGWANT   DAGA  WAGH  AND  ANOTHER                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 734 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/35/2023                            
                                  AMIN  DILAVARKHA   PATHAN                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 725 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/30/2023                            
                                  KAILAS TUKARAM    MARKATE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 756 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/144/2023                           
                               NARESH  PRAKASHRAO    DESHMUKH                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 746 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/328/2022                           
                                 PADMAKAR    KONDIBA  RAHIRE                      
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (22)                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 802 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/4495/2021                           
                           GAJENDRA   BANSILAL  GIRASE AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 655 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/37/2023                            
                                   ASLAMKHA    ISAK PATHAN                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 643 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/141/2023                           
                                  ASHOK  PUNDLIK  BADGUJAR                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 646 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/74/2023                            
                                 BADALBEG   KAMLBEG   MOGAL                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 726 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/21/2023                            
                                     ASEF AHMED   SHAIKH                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (23)                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 755 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/152/2023                           
                                  PRAKASH  SHANKAR   MAHALE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 721 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/329/2022                           
                                SAYYAD  AKHEEL  SAYYAD  TALEED                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 715 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/62/2023                            
                                     JUBER  JAMIR SHAIKH                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 714 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/59/2023                            
                                   VIKAS  BIBHISHAN  NIKAM                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 138 OF 2024                   
                          ANKUL  VASUDEVRAO    THAKARE  AND  OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                       VAISHNAVI B THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE   OFFICER AKOLA            
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (24)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 135 OF 2024                   
                                 MANGESH   WASUDEV   THAKRE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     SHRI AVISHYANT  PANDA  THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE   OFFICER         
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 129 OF 2024                   
                         UMESH   PUNDALIKRAO   GUGHUNE   AND  OTHERS              
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE   OFFICER ZILLA PARISHAD  DR           
                                        MAINAK  GHOSH                             
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 139 OF 2024                   
                                 DATTA  KRISHNARAO   HIWRALE                      
                                            VERSUS                                
                        ARATI L. KULWAL THE  MEDICAL  SUPERINTENDENT              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 150 OF 2024                   
                           ANATRAO   BHIMRAO  MUNDHE   AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 153 OF 2024                   
                             CHETAN  ASARAM   JADHAV  AND OTHERS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (25)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 534 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/4486/2021                           
                              MANOJ  KAILASH  GAVIT AND  OTHERS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 533 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5430/2020                           
                               ANAVARSING   DHARAMSING    PADVI                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 539 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5427/2020                           
                                    GANESH  MOTILAL  RANE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 801 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/4496/2021                           
                              BHARAT  ANANDA   PATIL AND OTHERS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 536 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5813/2020                           
                                    BHARAT   GANPAT PADVI                         
                                            VERSUS                                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (26)                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 537 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5821/2020                           
                                   NARENDRA    FUKYA TADVI                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 516 OF 2023                   
                                        IN WP/4312/2023                           
                                      KIRAN SURESH  PATIL                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                         THE  UNION OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 137 OF 2024                   
                                  SANTOSH   SITARAM  SHANKE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                                 BHAGYASHREE    DILIP VISPUTE                     
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 132 OF 2024                   
                           PARMESHWAR    GANPAT  HAGWANE   AND  ORS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                                 SHRIKRISHANNATH   B PANCHAL                      
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 757 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/151/2023                           
                                  KAILAS BHIKANRAO   TAYADE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (27)                                
                                            WITH                                  
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 745 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/23/2023                            
                                   VIJAY LAXMAN   GAIKWAD                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 131 OF 2024                   
                            SHIVSHANAR   NARAYAN   GHATE  AND ORS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                                 BHAGYASHREE    DILIP VISPUTE                     
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 127 OF 2024                   
                               MANOHAR   HANIF GHATTE  AND  ANR                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                                 BHAGYASHREE    DILIP VISPUTE                     
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 136 OF 2024                   
                               PRATAP  MOHAN   CHAVAN  AND ORS                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                                 BHAGYASHREE    DILIP VISPUTE                     
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 731 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/38/2023                            
                                DNYANESHWAR    LAXMAN   KADAM                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (28)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 654 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/16/2023                            
                               ANNASAHEB   ASARAM   DAHIHANDE                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 719 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/132/2023                           
                                     SHARAD  ANAND   KOLI                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 743 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/142/2023                           
                                       VIJAY HILAL NERE                           
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 149 OF 2024                   
                             NAVNATH   KISAN NAVALE  AND  OTHERS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 143 OF 2024                   
                           NIKETAN  NANDKUMAR    SURTE AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (29)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 517 OF 2023                   
                                        IN WP/3701/2021                           
                                   NILESH  LAXMAN   SHELKE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 514 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/51/2023                            
                                 DHANRAJ   SHIVAJI SONAWANE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 713 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/325/2022                           
                                  GOVIND  DASHRATH   INGALE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 144 OF 2024                   
                               ATISH JAYWANT  NAIK  AND OTHERS                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 142 OF 2024                   
                             VASANT  HIRALAL GURODA   AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (30)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 154 OF 2024                   
                       BHAUSAHEB   PANDHARINATH    GUDGHE  AND  OTHERS            
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 146 OF 2024                   
                           VIKAS BALKRUSHNA    MALKAR   AND OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 226 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/6231/2020                           
                            AMBAJI CHATRSING   PAWARA  AND OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 232 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/6232/2020                           
                              KAKDYA  DAMNYA   RAUT  AND OTHERS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 231 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5445/2020                           
                          SURUPSING  DHARAMSING    PADVI AND OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (31)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 531 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5437/2020                           
                                  AAHAMAD   BISMILLA  PINJARI                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 544 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5441/2020                           
                                 HEMRAJ   SATTAR SINGH TADVI                      
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 610 OF 2022                   
                                        IN WP/5428/2020                           
                                    SHARAD   BAPUJI PADAVI                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 518 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/324/2022                           
                                     SHIVGIR VITTHAL  GIRI                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 515 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/32/2023                            
                                    UDDHAV  TOTARAM   AUTE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (32)                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 653 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/31/2023                            
                                    SANTOSH  SAJJAN GHULE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 645 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/60/2023                            
                                     ARUN UDDHAV   MADKE                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 644 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/73/2023                            
                                     AMOL  MAHADEV   MALI                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THOUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 642 OF 2023                   
                                        IN WP/7252/2020                           
                                     BHAIYA  DINKAR  PATIL                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 648 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/70/2023                            
                                  DADA  SHIVMURTI  GHADHVE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (33)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 657 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/146/2023                           
                                   BHARAT  BAPU CHAUDHARI                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 729 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/33/2023                            
                               SUDHAKAR    MANSUBRAO   BODKHE                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 760 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/135/2023                           
                                  GAJANAN   RAGHUNATH   BARI                      
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 744 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/138/2023                           
                                    KIRAN  PRAKASH  BORSE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 717 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/131/2023                           
                                     RAJU LAXMAN   SAPKLE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (34)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 728 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/134/2023                           
                                    KUNAL   MANGESH   KOLI                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 749 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/133/2023                           
                                      JANGLU  GOMA  BHIL                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 732 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/36/2023                            
                                  GANESH  NATHURAM   KHODPE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 720 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/69/2023                            
                                HAJIMIYA  NASIR AHMED  SHAIKH                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 751 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/65/2023                            
                                    MAULA  HUSAN  TAMBOLI                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                      THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THOUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (35)                                
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 722 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/327/2022                           
                              SHIVSHANKAR   MOTIRAM   WAIPANKAR                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             WITH                                 
                                CONT. PETITION  NO. 718 OF 2023                   
                                         IN RA/57/2023                            
                                  JIYAUDDIN GIYASUDDIN   KAZI                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                             AND                                  
                               63 CONT. PETITION  NO. 243 OF 2024                 
                             MANSINGH   POPAT KHARAT  AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               64 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1446 OF 2024                 
                               RAMESH   KESHAV  KAJALE AND  ORS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  
                               65 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1517 OF 2024                 
                          NAWABSHABBIR    PIRKHAN  KHAN  AND OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (36)                                
                                             AND                                  
                               66 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1518 OF 2024                 
                         VIKKY  RAMESHRAO   CHINCHEKAR   AND  OTHERS              
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               67 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1519 OF 2024                 
                        BRAMHANAND    DHARMA   GORADWAR    AND OTHERS             
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               68 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1520 OF 2024                 
                                PRAFUL ANIL ITKELWAR   AND ORS                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                             THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  ORS                 
                                             AND                                  
                               69 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1521 OF 2024                 
                              TEJAS ARUNRAO   INGALKAR  AND  ORS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                             THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  ORS                 
                                             AND                                  
                               70 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1537 OF 2024                 
                             KISHOR MAHADEV    MALUSARE   AND ORS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (37)                                
                               71 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1544 OF 2024                 
                          SANTOSH  VASANTRAO    CHARLEWAR   AND  ORS              
                                            VERSUS                                
                      THE ZILLA PARISHAD  CHANDRAPUR    THR ITS CHIEF EX.         
                                       OFFICER AND  ORS                           
                                             AND                                  
                               72 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2212 OF 2024                 
                                     PREM PUNDLIK  KADAV                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               73 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2214 OF 2024                 
                                  UMESH   NARAYAN  SARVADE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  
                               74 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2215 OF 2024                 
                          KAMLESH   DHAKAL   THAKHNE  AND  ANOTHER                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               75 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2216 OF 2024                 
                              KARAN  SANJAY  LOKHANDE   AND  ORS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (38)                                
                               76 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2217 OF 2024                 
                                 MAHESH   TUKARAM   SURAVASE                      
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  
                               77 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2218 OF 2024                 
                               WASHIM   SHAHID SHAIKH  AND  ORS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  
                               78 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2219 OF 2024                 
                                 YOGESH  BABAN  PATIL AND ANR                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  
                               79 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2220 OF 2024                 
                                  SACHIN MADHUKAR    JADHAV                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  
                               80 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3683 OF 2024                 
                           GAJANAN   DATTARAO   KHAMBALE   AND  ORS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (39)                                
                               81 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3685 OF 2024                 
                                PRADIP NANA  KUGE  AND OTHERS                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               82 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3689 OF 2024                 
                             SACHIN  PRAMOD  THAKRE   AND OTHERS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               83 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3690 OF 2024                 
                        RAVINDRA   SAKHARAM   CHAUDHARI   AND  OTHERS             
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               84 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4188 OF 2024                 
                          SANTOSH  RAMCHANDRA    SHINDE  AND OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               85 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4189 OF 2024                 
                          SAMADHAN   SANJAY  CHAUDHARI   AND  OTHERS              
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (40)                                
                               86 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5007 OF 2024                 
                             ARUN  NAVNATH  PARKALE   AND OTHERS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               87 WRIT PETITION  NO. 9256 OF 2024                 
                              AVINASH  ARUN  RAUT  AND ANOTHER                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                      THE UNION  OF INDIA THR ITS SECRETARY  AND OTHERS           
                                             AND                                  
                               88 WRIT PETITION  NO. 101 OF 2020                  
                                BHIMRAO   GOVINDRAO   PATHADE                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               89 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5036 OF 2020                 
                                PATHAN  IRFANKHAN   DAUDKHAN                      
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               90 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4084 OF 2021                 
                                  RAJARAM  SOPAN  PACHPANDE                       
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6987 OF 2020                  
                                  ASHOK  PUNDLIK  BADGUJAR                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (41)                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 7252 OF 2020                  
                                     BHAIYA  DINKAR  PATIL                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6291 OF 2020                  
                                    DIPAK  PARKASH  DUTTE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 8116 OF 2021                  
                                   FIROZ KHAN  AFZAL  KHAN                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6764 OF 2020                  
                             RAJU LAXMAN   SAPKALE  AND  ANOTHER                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6897 OF 2020                  
                            BHARAT   BAPU CHAUDHARI   AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 7102 OF 2020                  
                                    KIRAN  PRAKASH  BORSE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (42)                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6237 OF 2020                  
                               KISHOR GOPAL  KOLTE  AND OTHERS                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6898 OF 2020                  
                                      SALIM  HAFEJ PATEL                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                              91 WRIT PETITION  NO. 10493 OF 2021                 
                                    KISAN LAXMAN   BORKAR                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                               WRIT  PETITION  NO. 10553 OF 2021                  
                          DINESH  BABARAO  HAMBARDE    AND ANOTHER                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                               WRIT  PETITION  NO. 10541 OF 2021                  
                              INDRASING  GULABSINGH   PANDHARE                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (43)                                
                               WRIT  PETITION  NO. 10546 OF 2021                  
                            GAJANAN   BAJIRAO  PAVADE AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                               WRIT  PETITION  NO. 10494 OF 2021                  
                                   AKSHAY   GOVIND  JADHAV                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                              92 WRIT PETITION  NO. 10542 OF 2021                 
                             MAHESH   DINKAR  JADHAV AND  OTHERS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                              93 WRIT PETITION  NO. 10544 OF 2021                 
                                     RAM  NARAYAN   WAGH                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                              94 WRIT PETITION  NO. 10562 OF 2021                 
                                     KISAN  SINGA VASAVE                          
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (44)                                
                              95 WRIT PETITION  NO. 12083 OF 2021                 
                                  DIPAK  GANADHAR   BAWANE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               96 WRIT PETITION  NO. 832 OF 2022                  
                             UDDHAV  DNYANOBA   KALE  AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                              THE REVENUE  MINISTER  AND  OTHERS                  
                                             AND                                  
                               97 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5489 OF 2022                 
                              SOMNATH   CHHAGGANRAO     HAKKAM                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                               98 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5490 OF 2022                 
                                   ASLAMKHA    ISAK PATHAN                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                               99 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5493 OF 2022                 
                             UDHAV  TOTARAM   AUTE  AND ANOTHER                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (45)                                
                              100 WRIT PETITION  NO. 5506 OF 2022                 
                                     SHAIKH  NOOR  SHAIKH                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                              101 WRIT PETITION  NO. 6450 OF 2022                 
                             GANESH  LAXMAN   TIDKE AND  ANOTHER                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                              102 WRIT PETITION  NO. 9230 OF 2022                 
                        DATTATRAY   VITTHALRAO   NAGTHAI  AND  OTHERS             
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6476 OF 2022                  
                              JAYPAL  ULHAS JADHAV  AND  OTHERS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                    THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   SECRETARY  AND         
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6475 OF 2022                  
                          SHARAD   NARAYANRAO   DEVARE  AND  OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (46)                                
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 6482 OF 2022                  
                          PARMESHWAR   TUKARAM    HANGE  AND OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                           THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    AND  OTHERS                
                                             AND                                  
                              103 WRIT PETITION  NO. 3545 OF 2023                 
                          SUDHAKAR   CHABURAO   KAMBLE   AND OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                     STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY  AND         
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              104 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4281 OF 2023                 
                           ANWAR   CHANDPATEL   SHAIKH AND  OTHERS                
                                            VERSUS                                
                     STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY  AND         
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              105 WRIT PETITION  NO. 4358 OF 2023                 
                            SUMIT  SHANTILAL  RATHOD  AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              106 WRIT PETITION  NO. 10496 OF 2023                
                            KAILASH  EKNATH  TELANGE  AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  

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                                              (47)                                
                              107 WRIT PETITION  NO. 10500 OF 2023                
                        ASHOK  PARMESHWAR   CHANDAWAR    AND  ANOTHER             
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              108 WRIT PETITION  NO. 12693 OF 2023                
                                    BAJIRAO  SHANKAR  GITE                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                              109 WRIT PETITION  NO. 15063 OF 2023                
                              NIMBA  SHRIRAM  PATIL AND ANOTHER                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              110 WRIT PETITION  NO. 15141 OF 2023                
                            KANTILAL  FULSING  MOTE  AND ANOTHER                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH  THE SECRETARY   AND           
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                               111 WRIT PETITION  NO. 337 OF 2024                 
                          GANESH  ACHYUTRAO    DHAVALE  AND  OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  

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                                              (48)                                
                               112 WRIT PETITION  NO. 357 OF 2024                 
                          PARMESHWAR    APPARAO  KAKDE  AND  OTHERS               
                                            VERSUS                                
                          THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    PUBLIC HEALTH               
                                   DEPARTMENT   AND OTHERS                        
                                             AND                                  
                               113 WRIT PETITION  NO. 526 OF 2024                 
                              BAPU  ZUMBAR   JADHAV AND  OTHERS                   
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 592 OF 2024                   
                            SANTOSH   RAMESH  SHELAR  AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                              114 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1543 OF 2024                 
                              YOGESH  VASANTRAO    RAUT AND  ORS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 1539 OF 2024                  
                        MUSTAFA  SHAMSHODDIN    BIRAJADAR  AND  OTHERS            
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (49)                                
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 1540 OF 2024                  
                             RAMESH  BAPURAV  SHINDE  AND  OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 1538 OF 2024                  
                             GHANSHYAM    UTTAMGIR   GIRI AND ORS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                        THE UNION  OF INDIA THR ITS SECRETARY AND  ORS            
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 1541 OF 2024                  
                              NARENDRA   RAMKRUSHNA    DHANDAR                    
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             WITH                                 
                                WRIT  PETITION  NO. 1542 OF 2024                  
                                 PRAVIN VIJAY UMALE  AND  ORS                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             WITH                                 
                              CIVIL APPLICATION   NO. 5347 OF 2024                
                                        IN WP/1542/2024                           
                                 PRAVIN VIJAY UMALE  AND  ORS                     
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE  STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THR ITS SECRETARY  AND          
                                             ORS                                  
                                             AND                                  

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                              115 WRIT PETITION  NO. 1760 OF 2024                 
                            RAVINDRA  SADARAM   TIDKE  AND OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY  AND         
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              116 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2143 OF 2024                 
                                    BAPU  VINAYAK  THAKRE                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              117 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2184 OF 2024                 
                                    VINOD  SHAMRAO   WAGH                         
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              118 WRIT PETITION  NO. 2301 OF 2024                 
                                    RAMESH  BABULAL   MALI                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              119 WRIT PETITION  NO. 9280 OF 2024                 
                         SAYYAD   FEROJ SAYYAD  BASHIR AND  ANOTHER               
                                            VERSUS                                
                       THE UNION  OF INDIA THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  

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                              120 CONT. PETITION  NO. 147 OF 2024                 
                            SUBHASH  CHANDAR   SAPATE  AND OTHERS                 
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA    THROUGH   ITS SECRETARY          
                                         AND  OTHERS                              
                                             AND                                  
                              121 CONT. PETITION  NO. 354 OF 2024                 
                       RITESH  ALIAS JEETU BABULAL  CHAKRAVARTY    AND            
                                            OTHERS                                
                                            VERSUS                                
                      SMT. SOMYA  SHARMA   CHIEF EXECUTIVE  OFFICER AND           
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             AND                                  
                              122 WRIT  PETITION  NO.4499 OF 2021                 
                             GANESH   PANDIT BETKAR  AND  OTHERS                  
                                            VERSUS                                
                     THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA,    THR. ITS SECRETARY  AND         
                                            OTHERS                                
                                             WITH                                 
                              CIVIL APPLICATION   NO. 4466 OF 2023                
                                       IN RAST/4480/2023                          
                    ZILLA PARISHAD  THROUGH   ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE  OFFICER        
                                  OSMANABAD    AND ANOTHER                        
                                            VERSUS                                
                             GANESH   PANDIT BETKAR  AND  OTHERS                  
                                               ….                                 
                    Mr Pramod A. Kulkarni, Advocate; Mr S. V. Suryawanshi,        
                    Advocate h/f Mr S. S. Ramteke and Mrs Sharda Wandile,         
                    Advocate for Petitioners in respective Petitions ;            
                    Mr Ashutosh Kulkarni, Special Counsel a/w Mr A. B. Girase,    
                    G.P.; Mr M. M. Nerlikar and Mr S. K. Tambe, Addl. G.Ps.; Mr V.
                    M. Kagne, Mr N. S. Tekale, Mr R. S. Wani, Mr B. M. Dhanure,   

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                                              (52)                                
                    Ms. Neha Kamble, Mrs V. N. Patil-Jadhav, A.G.Ps. for          
                    Respondent/State in respective Petitions;                     
                    Mr R. B. Bhosale, Mr S. W. Munde, Mr R. R. Bangar and Ms      
                    Nikita Gore, Standing Counsel for the Respondent/ Union of India
                    in respective Petitions;                                      
                    Mr A. D. Aghav, Advocate for Respondent/Z.P. Ahmednagar &     
                    Raigad in respective Petitions;                               
                    Mr S. B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for respondent/ Zilla Parishad  
                    Nanded in                                                     
                             WP/4021/2021,WP/4023/2021, WP/4482/2021, WP/4483/2021,
                    WP/4490/2021, WP/10493/2021, WP 10541/2021, WP 10546/2321, WP 
                    10553/2021, WP 10449/2021, WP/10496/2023;                     
                    Mr S.B Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondent/Zilla Parishad,    
                    Aurangabad in WP No. WP/4838/2020, WP/4845/2020, WP/4847/2020,
                    WP/4863/2020, WP/4901/2020, WP/5237/2020, WP/5248/2020, WP/5419/2020,
                    WP/5421/2020, WP/5432/2020, WP/5433/2020, WP/5434/2020, WP/5436/2020,
                    WP/5439/2020, WP/5600/2020, WP/5602/2020, WP/5603/2020, WP/5609/2020,
                    WP/6233/2020, WP/3702/2021, WP/3705/2021, WP/3706/2021, WP/3707/2021, ,
                    WP/4480/2021, WP/4484/2021, , WP/5492/2022, WP/10132/2022, WP/101/2020,
                    WP/5036/2020, WP/5489/2022, WP/5490/2022, WP/5493/2022, WP/5506/2022;
                    Mr S.B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondent/Zilla Parishad, Hingoli
                    in                                                            
                      WP 6476/2022, WP 6475/2022;                                 
                    Mr S.B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondent/Zilla Parishad, Nagpur
                    in                                                            
                      WP No. 1517/2024;                                           
                    Mr S.B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondent/Zilla Parishad,   
                    Buldana in                                                    
                             WP 1542/2024, WP 1541/2024                           
                    Ms Madhu More, Advocate h/f Mr P. R. Dahat, Advocate for      
                    Respondent in CP/142/2024;                                    
                    Mr H. V. Patil, Advocate for Respondent/Z.P. Sangli in respective
                    Petitions                                                     
                    Mr P. D. Suryawanshi, Advocate for Respondent/Z.P. Beed in    
                    respective Petitions                                          
                    Mrs S. K. Doke, Advocate for Respondent/Z.P. Dharashiv in     
                    respective Petitions                                          
                                         CORAM   : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE              
                                                         AND                      
                                                  Y. G. KHOBRAGADE,  JJ.          
                                          DATE   : 30th August, 2024              

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (53)                                
                    PER COURT:                                                    
                    1.        It is informed that Writ Petition Nos.832/2022,     
                    10542/2021, 4358/2023 and 12083/2021, are not concerned with  
                    this group of Petitions involving the Ambulance Drivers. They 
                    are wrongly listed on the Board in this group of Petitions. As
                    such, remove these four Writ Petitions from the board and list
                    them on 13/09/2024.                                           
                    2.        All these Petitioners are identically placed Ambulance
                    Drivers. Considering the pleadings and the affidavit-in-reply filed
                    by  the  Deputy   Director, Health Services, Chhatrapati      
                    Sambhajinagar Circle, dated 04/07/2024, which is treated as a 
                    common  reply in all these Writ Petitions, the record would   
                    indicate three situations, as under :-                        
                         (a)  In most of these matters, the Zilla Parishads have  
                         engaged contractual services of Ambulance Drivers directly;
                         (b)  In some cases, the Zilla Parishads have appointed the
                         ‘Rugna Kalyan Samiti’ (especially Nandurbar and Jalgaon).

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                         (c)  In some cases, these Ambulance Drivers have been    
                         engaged on  contractual basis directly by the Chief      
                         Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad or through a     
                         Contractor.                                              
                    3.        We have perused the several orders and judgments    
                    delivered by this Court at the Principal Seat, at the Aurangabad
                    Bench and at the Nagpur Bench. Under the orders of the Hon’ble
                    the Chief Justice of the Bombay   High  Court, which is       
                    communicated by the learned Registrar (Judicial-1), Bombay    
                    High Court to the Registry of the Aurangabad Bench and the    
                    Nagpur Bench that, all these Writ Petitions have been clubbed 
                    along with the Civil Contempt Petitions. By the Administrative
                    orders dated 06/10/2023, 31/10/2023 and 06/11/2023, all these 
                    matters have been transferred to the Aurangabad Bench as per the
                    roaster assignment. Hence, all these matters are being listed 
                    before this Bench.                                            
                    4.        In several hundreds of cases, this Court has concluded
                    on the following issues :-                                    

                                                1913.24wp etc Ambulance Driver group
                                              (55)                                
                         (a)  None of these contractual Ambulance Drivers would   
                         be entitled to claim regularization or permanency in the 
                         service, either in the State Government or in the Zilla  
                         Parishads. Of course, it would be open to the State      
                         Government, if they desire, to introduce a policy in the light
                         of the Secretary, State of Karnataka and others Vs. Uma  
                         Devi (3) and others, [(2006) 4 Supreme Court Cases 1];   
                         (b)  The  manner  of payment  of  salaries of these      
                         contractual Ambulance Drivers would be continued as per  
                         the prevailing contractual arrangement between the Zilla 
                         Parishads and the Contractors or directly by the Zilla   
                         Parishads, as the case may be.                           
                         (c)  These contractual Ambulance Drivers would  be       
                         continued on contractual basis and would not be replaced by
                         other contractual Drivers, in short, a contractual Ambulance
                         driver would not be  replaced by another contractual     
                         Ambulance Driver.                                        
                    5.        A group of matters had also reached the Hon’ble     
                    Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civ.) No.8395/2021,  
                    filed by the Chief Executive Officer Zilla Parishad, Solapur  
                    Vs. Ashok Dhondiba Meher  and others, wherein the Hon’ble     
                    Supreme  Court has  delivered it’s verdict on 23/03/2022,     

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                    concluding that the only relief granted by the High Court to the
                    private Respondents (the contractual Ambulance Drivers) is that,
                    they should be paid the wages at the minimum of the pay-scale at
                    the lowest grade, in the regular pay-scale extended to the regular
                    employees holding the same posts.                             
                    6.        It is also concluded that the said benefit as ordered to
                    be extended by the High Court, is in tune with the observations of
                    the Hon’ble Supreme Court in State of Punjab and others Vs.   
                    Jagjit Singh and others, [(2017) 1 SCC 148]. It was further   
                    concluded that, it cannot be overlooked that, these private   
                    Respondents, though  employed  through  Contractors, are      
                    discharging onerous duties of driving the Ambulances, which are
                    operated to provide the benefit of public health to the citizens in
                    the Primary Health Centres under the Zilla Parishads, which in
                    turn, is discharging the obligations of the State. Therefore, in
                    such circumstances, the minimum relief that has been granted by
                    the High Court would not call for interference.               
                    7.        The Hon’ble Supreme Court further held in paragraph 
                    No.10 that, the judgment dated 20/11/2019, delivered by the   

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                    Nagpur  Bench  of  the Bombay   High   Court in  Dhiraj       
                    Sudhakarrao Wankhede   and others Vs. The Zilla Parishad,     
                    Chandrapur  and  others (Writ Petition No.2247/2014), has     
                    been upheld. The said judgment was assailed before the Hon’ble
                    Supreme Court in Special Leave Petition (Civil) bearing Diary 
                    No.12195/2020 and the said Special Leave Petition has been    
                    dismissed on 22/02/2021.                                      
                    8.        Considering the order that we are passing today in the
                    light of the earlier orders passed by this Court at the Principal
                    Seat, Aurangabad Bench and the Nagpur Bench, and by the       
                    Hon’ble Supreme  Court, the  Contractors who have  been       
                    impleaded in these matters, are rendered formal parties.      
                    9.        This Court (Coram : Ravindra V. Ghuge and Sanjay A. 
                    Deshmukh,  JJ.) has  delivered an extensive order, dated      
                    02/03/2023, in Review Application (Civ.) No.324/2022 in Writ  
                    Petition No.4490/2021 (Zilla Parishad, Nanded Vs. Shivgir Vitthal
                    Giri and others) and along with a group of Review Petitions.  
                    After considering the various judgments/orders passed, it was 
                    recorded in paragraph Nos. 6 to 10 of the said order, as under :-

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                         “6.      With the assistance of the learned advocates, we
                         have noted that the National Health Mission introduced the
                         scheme for engaging Ambulance Drivers on contractual basis.
                         The scheme was floated by the Union of India and 60% of the
                         funds are to be granted by the Union of India. The Union of
                         India, therefore, appears to be a necessary and answering
                         Respondent. Same was not arrayed as a Respondent in the  
                         original Writ Petitions.                                 
                         7.       We  are also informed that the said scheme was in
                         coordination with the Union of India and the State of    
                         Maharashtra, with 60% of the funds being generated by the
                         Union of India and 40% being generated by the State of   
                         Maharashtra. There is no record placed before us, either in the
                         Writ Petitions or even in the Review Petitions, that the Zilla
                         Parishad was one of the funding agency in these matters, unlike
                         the situation with the Chandrapur Zilla Parishad.        
                         8.       A  coordinate Bench at Nagpur in Writ Petition  
                         No.6025/2015 decided on 29.06.2017, has already dismissed the
                         Writ Petition filed by such contractual ambulance drivers
                         seeking regularization with the Zilla Parishad, Chandrapur. This
                         is recorded by the learned Bench in it’s judgment dated  
                         20.11.2019 delivered in Writ Petition No.2247/2014 filed by
                         Dhiraj Sudhakarrao Wankhede and others vs. The Zilla     
                         Parishad, Chandrapur and others (supra). Taking into account
                         that Dhiraj Wankhede and others were identically placed, the
                         learned Bench at Nagpur concluded in it’s judgment dated 
                         20.11.2019 that they would be entitled to the same protection of
                         drawing minimum pay scale at the lowest grade in the regular
                         pay scale available to the regular employees. The prayer for
                         regularization was rejected. Insofar as the terminated ambulance
                         drivers were concerned, the Court ruled that they would not be
                         entitled for the benefits of the said judgment and the said
                         benefits would be extended even to the similarly situated in-
                         service contractual drivers, who have not approached the Court.

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                         9.       In another batch of Writ Petitions bearing Writ 
                         Petition (stamp) No.92250/2020 filed at the Principal Seat by
                         Nagendrayya Panchalingayya Hiremath and others (supra)   
                         and connected group of matters, the learned Division Bench
                         delivered a common order on 08.12.2020 taking into account the
                         law laid down by the Nagpur Bench in Dhiraj Wankhede     
                         (supra). It was pointed out to the learned Division Bench that
                         the Zilla Parishad, Solapur, was receiving the services of the
                         contractual drivers, who are employees of the S.P. Securities
                         Services Private Limited. The drivers were never appointed by
                         the Solapur Zilla Parishad. Based on Dhiraj Wankhede (supra),
                         the petitions were disposed off and the drivers were granted
                         similar minimum pay scale at the lowest grade in the regular
                         pay scale, which is extended to the regular employees holding
                         the same posts, with effect from the date of petitions.  
                         10.      All these orders i.e. Dhiraj Wankhede (supra) and
                         Nagendrayya Panchalingayya Hiremath (supra), are sustained
                         by the Honourable Supreme Court, is what is conveyed to us by
                         the learned advocate for the petitioners.                
                    10.       It has been noted in all earlier orders by this Court
                    that, it was in the case of Chandrapur Zilla Parishad, wherein a
                    tender was floated for engaging contractual Ambulance Drivers.
                    Few other Zilla Parishads had neither floated any such tender, nor
                    signed any contract or the appointment order.                 
                    11.       The learned Counsel Shri. Ashutosh Kulkarni, Special
                    Counsel for the Respondent/State of Maharashtra, assisted by the

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                    Additional Government Pleader Shri. M. M. Nerlikar, submits   
                    that, none of these Ambulance Drivers have been directly engaged
                    by the State Government. Since they were engaged under a      
                    scheme floated by the Union of India under the National Health
                    Mission, with 60% funding by the Union of India and 40%       
                    funding by the State of Maharashtra, there is no burden cast upon
                    the State of Maharashtra to treat these Ambulance Drivers as  
                    employees of the State Government. He further submits that,   
                    there are several Contractors like Ashkom Medin India Private 
                    Ltd., Laxmidatta Solutions Private Limited, Rugna Kalyan Samiti
                    (Medical Board), Winsol Solution Private Ltd., etc. etc. The  
                    salaries of the Ambulance Drivers have to be paid through such
                    Contractors.                                                  
                    12.       The learned Advocates representing the contractual  
                    Drivers submit that, there are several instances, wherein it is
                    noticed that the Contractors are not paying the minimum pay-  
                    scales at the lowest grade, in the regular pay-scale extended to the
                    regular employees holding the same posts. According to them,  
                    the Contractors are receiving certain amounts under the scheme

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                    and the amount, as is directed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court,  
                    vide the order dated 23/03/2022, in the case of Ashok Dhondiba
                    Meher (supra), are not being paid to these employees.         
                    13.       It is in this backdrop that, several Contempt Petitions
                    have been filed and which have already been clubbed along with
                    these Writ Petitions listed before this Court. The learned    
                    Advocates submit that, as there was disobedience of the directions
                    of this Court, as well as of the Hon’ble Supreme Court, the   
                    Petitioners had no option, but to file the Contempt Petitions.
                    14.       It is further canvased that the State Government    
                    cannot say that, it does not have funds and lack of funds cannot be
                    a ground for not paying the salaries to these Petitioners as per the
                    directions of this Court and the Hon’ble Supreme Court. It is 
                    pointed out by the learned Advocates that, in the case of Solapur
                    Zilla Parishad’s Drivers, the salaries have not been paid for almost
                    18 months. A  similar precarious situation is faced by several
                    Drivers working with various Zilla Parishads in the State of  
                    Maharashtra. The learned Advocates for the Zilla Parishads    
                    before us submit that, in some cases, the Zilla Parishads are 

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                    scrupulously following the directions of this Court, as well as of
                    the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Ashok Dhondiba Meher (supra).    
                    15.       At the cost of repetition, none of these Ambulance  
                    Drivers can claim regularization in view of Dhiraj Sudhakarrao
                    Wankhede  (supra). All of them before this Court are primarily
                    seeking the payment of their monthly salaries, as is directed by
                    the Hon’ble Supreme  Court in paragraph No.10 of Ashok        
                    Dhondiba Meher  (supra). We find from the innumerable orders  
                    passed by this Court at the Principal Seat and various Benches
                    that, the minimum of the pay-scale at the lowest grade in the 
                    regular pay-scale extended to the regular employees holding the
                    same posts, is required to be paid.                           
                    16.       The learned Special Counsel Shri Ashutosh Kulkarni  
                    has canvassed that, some of these cases are distinguishable in the
                    backdrop of the orders passed at the Principal Seat and it’s  
                    Benches.  We have perused the affidavit-in-reply and having   
                    considered the submissions of the learned Counsel Shri. Kulkarni
                    and Shri Nerlikar, we are of the view that, there are no such 
                    circumstances, which would convince us to take a different view

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                    in these matters, when several hundreds of Ambulance Drivers are
                    being paid the minimum pay-scale at the lowest grade in the   
                    regular pay-scale extended to the regular employees performing
                    the same duties. It has already been held in Chief Conservator
                    of forests & anr. Vs. Jagannath Maruti Kondhare, AIR 1996     
                    SC 2898, by the Hon’ble Supreme Court that, the State cannot  
                    argue that it does not have funds to pay wages at par with the
                    regular employees performing identical duties, on the principle of
                    “Equal wages for equal work”.                                 
                    17.       Shri. Ashutosh Kulkarni has submitted that, Jagjit  
                    Singh (supra), would not be applicable in these cases. We are 
                    unable to agree with the learned Counsel, for the reason that,
                    “Equal wages for equal work” is a time tested principle which has
                    been sustained over the last six decades.                     
                    18.       In Jagannath  Maruti   Kondhare  (supra), the       
                    Hon’ble Supreme  Court concluded that, firstly, funds being   
                    unavailable, cannot be a ground for non payment of salaries on
                    the principle of “Equal pay for equal work”, and secondly, if 
                    sanctioned vacant posts are not available, in a given case,   

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                    regularization may not be available. However, there can be no 
                    excuse for the State in not paying wages on parity by considering
                    the identical nature of work being performed by the contractual
                    employees qua the regular employees.                          
                    19.       The learned Advocates for the contractual Ambulance 
                    Drivers point out from the order dated 02/03/2023, passed by us
                    in Shivgir Vitthal Giri (supra), wherein we have concluded in 
                    paragraph Nos.15 to 18 as under :-                            
                         “15.     It is pointed out to us by the learned advocate for
                         the original Petitioners that there is a recent development in the
                         nature of the earlier contractor, namely, Ashkom Media India
                         Private Limited having suffered termination of contract. At the
                         same time, another contractor, who stepped in place of the
                         former, namely, Laxmidatta Solutions Private Limited, has also
                         suffered cancellation of the contract. For the present, the
                         Government of Maharashtra through it’s Directorate of Health
                         Services has issued the communication dated 24.01.2023 to the
                         District Health Officers of all the Zilla Parishads that all the
                         Zilla Parishads should submit details of salaries payable to the
                         contractual drivers. A specific format/chart has been supplied,
                         which also includes the GST to be levied. The Zilla Parishads
                         are called upon to state the quantum of funds that they would
                         require to pay monthly salaries of these ambulance drivers,
                         directly through the Zilla Parishads.                    
                         16.      We, therefore, direct that the minimum pay scale at
                         the lowest grade in the regular pay scale extended to regular

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                         employees holding the same ambulance driver post, shall be
                         paid to the Petitioners until further orders in their Writ
                         Petitions. So also, their services shall not be terminated without
                         leave of the Court, only in relation to their contractual
                         employment.                                              
                         17.      Since the petitioners have not been paid salaries
                         for periods ranging between 12 to 15 months, keeping in view
                         the communication by the State of Maharashtra through the
                         Joint Director of Health Services dated 24.01.2023, the  
                         concerned Zilla Parishads would intimate to the Joint Director
                         of Health Services, Mumbai, as regards the quantum of unpaid
                         salaries of these ambulance drivers. The chart annexed to the
                         communication dated 24.01.2023, shall be filled in by the Zilla
                         Parishads and shall be tendered to the Joint Director of Health
                         Services, Mumbai, within 10 (ten) days from today.       
                         18.      Considering the communication dated 24.01.2023  
                         issued by the Joint Director to all the District Health Officers of
                         the Zilla Parishads, we expect the Directorate of Health 
                         Services to initiate immediate steps to ensure that monthly
                         salaries of these drivers are paid beginning from the month of
                         March, 2023. Needless to state, as the contractors had deployed
                         these Petitioners and since their contracts have been    
                         terminated, their further bills shall not be cleared without the
                         leave of our court.”                                     
                    20.       In view of the above, the Agency, meaning the Zilla 
                    Parishad or the Contractor, will have to make the assessment of
                    the arrears of such payments from the dates of filing of the Writ
                    Petitions, and accordingly, make such payment  to  these      

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                    Ambulance Drivers, if not in lump-sum, at least in a staggered
                    manner viz. in twelve equated monthly installments.           
                    21.       In view of the above, all these Writ Petitions are  
                    partly allowed, with following directions :-                  
                         (a)  The service conditions applicable to these Petitioners
                         would be maintained as long as the scheme lasts.         
                         (b)  The contractual employees shall not be replaced by  
                         new contractual employees, either by the Contractor or by
                         the Principal employer. These directions of not to be    
                         replaced with another contractual employee, would be     
                         restricted only to the contractual working of such Drivers,
                         and in the event of any misconduct/misdemeanor/death of  
                         the employee  or  any  such  reasons, the Principal      
                         Employer/the Contractor would be at liberty to seek      
                         services of new Ambulance Drivers. If there are certain  
                         contractual Ambulance Drivers, who have earlier worked,  
                         and are not engaged as on date, preference may be granted
                         to them, if any replacement is to be effected.           

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                         (c)  Considering the grave and serious complaints about  
                         Contractors not paying the wages to these Petitioners on the
                         principle laid down by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in      
                         Ashok Dhondiba  Meher (supra), we deem it appropriate    
                         to direct the Principal Employer to directly make the    
                         payments of these contractual Ambulance Drivers, vide    
                         Bank transactions in their salary Bank Accounts. Such    
                         payment shall not be a ground for alleging that the contract
                         is sham and bogus and no employer/employee relationship  
                         would  be  deemed  to be  established between such       
                         Ambulance  Drivers vis-a-vis the Zilla Parishad or the   
                         Principal Employer.                                      
                         (d)      If any of the contractual Ambulance Drivers     
                         have been terminated or disengaged, they are at liberty to
                         raise an industrial dispute under the provisions of the  
                         Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and carry a reference to the
                         Industrial Tribunal/Labour Court, as the case may be, in the
                         light of the law laid down in Vividh Kamgar Sabha vs.    
                         Kalyani Steels Ltd. And Anr., [2001 (2) SCC 381]; Cipla  

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                         Ltd. Vs. Maharashtra General Kamgar Union and Ors.,      
                         [2001 (3) SCC  101] and the judgment of the Hon’ble      
                         Supreme Court (5 Judges Bench) in Steel Authority of     
                         India Ltd. and Others Vs. National Union Water Front     
                         Workers and Others, dated 30/08/2001, reported in [AIR   
                         2001 SC 3527].                                           
                         (e)      The  conclusions of this Court  in Dhiraj       
                         Sudhakarrao  Wankhede   (supra), which  have  been       
                         sustained by the Hon’ble Supreme Court, would not come   
                         in way of the State Government in framing a scheme in    
                         view of the judgment of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in     
                         Secretary, State of Karnataka v/s Umadevi (supra), if so 
                         desired by the State Government.                         
                         (f)      Since we have directed the Zilla Parishads or the
                         State Government or the Rugna Kalyan Samiti (Medical     
                         Board), as the case may be, to directly pay the salaries to
                         these contractual employees, it would be within the domain
                         of the Principal Employer, to adjust these amounts as    

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                         against the bills of the Contractors and also by adjusting the
                         service charges.                                         
                    22.       At the request of the learned Special Counsel Shri  
                    Ashutosh Kulkarni, along with the Additional Government       
                    Pleader Shri. Nerlikar, list all the Contempt Petitions on    
                    10/09/2024.                                                   
                    23.       Pending Civil Applications would not survive and    
                    the same stand disposed off.                                  
                     (Y. G. KHOBRAGADE,  J.)     (RAVINDRA  V. GHUGE,  J.)        
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