2026:BHC-AUG:26988-DB {1} wp5576-26.doc drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5576 OF 2026 Subhash Kalshya Rahase and Others PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and Others RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION NO.13672 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13673 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13674 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13683 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13686 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13702 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13705 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13718 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.7330 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7331 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7332 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7333 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7334 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7335 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7336 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7337 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7338 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7339 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7340 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7341 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7342 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7343 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7344 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7345 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7346 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7347 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7348 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7349 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7350 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7351 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7352 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7353 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7354 OF 2026 {2} wp5576-26.doc WRIT PETITION NO.7355 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7356 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7357 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7358 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7359 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7360 OF 2026

WRIT PETITION NO.7361 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7362 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7363 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7364 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7365 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7366 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7367 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7368 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7369 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7371 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7372 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7373 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7374 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7375 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7376 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7377 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7378 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7379 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7380 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7381 OF 2026 ....... Mr. S. U. Chaudhari h/f Mr. M. R. Suryawanshi and Megha Y. Mali, Advocates for the Petitioners Mr. B. B. Bhise and Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGPs for Respondent - State Mr. Rakesh N. Jain, Advocate for Respondents No.6, 7 and 8 ....… [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.] DATE : 7 th JULY, 2026 ORDER : 1. Admittedly, the issue raised in these Petitions is squarely covered by the decisions rendered by the Co-ordinate Bench of {3} wp5576-26.doc this Court in Writ Petition No. 248 of 2026 and connected matters, dated 20th April, 2026 and dated 4th December, 2024 in Writ Petition No. 13241 of 2024. 2. For the reasons stated in the said orders, the Writ Petitions stand allowed in the following terms:

I. Respondent / Education Officer (Primary and Secondary), Zilla Parishad, shall scrutinize the records of these Petitioners and the places at which they are deployed for performing their duties, within a period of 30 days from today, considering the Government Resolution dated 29.02.2024. II. The cases which have no legal impediment after verification, shall be cleared by the concerned Respondents and the salary benefits to which the Petitioners are entitled to, in the light of the one step pay scale made available to the employees working in the Tribal and PESA areas, shall be paid to them along with arrears as well as their current salary, within a period of 30 days, thereafter. III. After scrutiny, if the Petitioners, on the basis of their record, are found to be ineligible, the concerned {4} wp5576-26.doc Respondent would issue notice to the Petitioners, so as to enable them to appear before the said authority and address it. IV. After such hearing, which shall be completed within 120 days, the concerned Respondent shall pass an appropriate order and grant benefits of one step pay scale to those candidates, who are found to be eligible. V. The Petitioners, who may suffer an adverse order after the above stated exercise is completed, shall be at liberty to avail of a statutory remedy, as is permissible in law and in the light of the Government Resolution dated 29.02.2024 issued by the General Administration Department. [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]

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2026:BHC-AUG:26988-DB {1} wp5576-26.doc drp IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5576 OF 2026 Subhash Kalshya Rahase and Others PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and Others RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION NO.13672 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13673 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13674 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13683 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13686 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13702 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13705 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.13718 OF 2025 WRIT PETITION NO.7330 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7331 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7332 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7333 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7334 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7335 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7336 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7337 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7338 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7339 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7340 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7341 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7342 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7343 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7344 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7345 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7346 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7347 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7348 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7349 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7350 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7351 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7352 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7353 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7354 OF 2026 {2} wp5576-26.doc WRIT PETITION NO.7355 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7356 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7357 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7358 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7359 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7360 OF 2026

WRIT PETITION NO.7361 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7362 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7363 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7364 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7365 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7366 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7367 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7368 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7369 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7371 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7372 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7373 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7374 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7375 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7376 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7377 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7378 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7379 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7380 OF 2026 WRIT PETITION NO.7381 OF 2026 ....... Mr. S. U. Chaudhari h/f Mr. M. R. Suryawanshi and Megha Y. Mali, Advocates for the Petitioners Mr. B. B. Bhise and Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGPs for Respondent - State Mr. Rakesh N. Jain, Advocate for Respondents No.6, 7 and 8 ....… [CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. J.] DATE : 7 th JULY, 2026 ORDER : 1. Admittedly, the issue raised in these Petitions is squarely covered by the decisions rendered by the Co-ordinate Bench of {3} wp5576-26.doc this Court in Writ Petition No. 248 of 2026 and connected matters, dated 20th April, 2026 and dated 4th December, 2024 in Writ Petition No. 13241 of 2024. 2. For the reasons stated in the said orders, the Writ Petitions stand allowed in the following terms:

I. Respondent / Education Officer (Primary and Secondary), Zilla Parishad, shall scrutinize the records of these Petitioners and the places at which they are deployed for performing their duties, within a period of 30 days from today, considering the Government Resolution dated 29.02.2024. II. The cases which have no legal impediment after verification, shall be cleared by the concerned Respondents and the salary benefits to which the Petitioners are entitled to, in the light of the one step pay scale made available to the employees working in the Tribal and PESA areas, shall be paid to them along with arrears as well as their current salary, within a period of 30 days, thereafter. III. After scrutiny, if the Petitioners, on the basis of their record, are found to be ineligible, the concerned {4} wp5576-26.doc Respondent would issue notice to the Petitioners, so as to enable them to appear before the said authority and address it. IV. After such hearing, which shall be completed within 120 days, the concerned Respondent shall pass an appropriate order and grant benefits of one step pay scale to those candidates, who are found to be eligible. V. The Petitioners, who may suffer an adverse order after the above stated exercise is completed, shall be at liberty to avail of a statutory remedy, as is permissible in law and in the light of the Government Resolution dated 29.02.2024 issued by the General Administration Department. [ ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ] [ NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI ]

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