WRIT PETITION NO.2063 OF 2025

High Court: Bombay High Court Bench: BOMBAY
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Issue of Consideration

Whether rejection of application for compassionate pension and retirement benefits under Rule 35(1) of the Municipal Port Trust Pension Regulation Rules, 2001 was justified.

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Law Points

  • Compassionate pension
  • retirement benefits
  • Rule 35(1) of Municipal Port Trust Pension Regulation Rules
  • 2001
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Case Details

2025 LawText (BOM) (05) 21

Writ Petition No. 2063 of 2025

2025-05-09

Ravindra V. Ghuge, Ashwin D. Bhobe

2025:BHC-AS:21309

Abhijeet P. Kulkarni, Shweta Shah, Abhishek Roy, Shreyas Zarkar, Gourav Shahane, Krushna Jaybhoy for Petitioner; Subhash Bhalwal, Kundanlal Patil for Respondents

Mohammad Shafique Rafiq Ahmed Shaikh

The Chairman, Mumbai Port Trust; The Assistant Traffic Manager, Labour Administration

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Nature of Litigation

Writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the rejection of application for compassionate pension and retirement benefits

Remedy Sought

Grant of compassionate pension and retirement benefits

Filing Reason

Rejection of application dated 27.09.2023 communicated via letter dated 15.10.2024

Issues

Whether rejection of compassionate pension application was justified

Judgment Excerpts

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally by the consent of the parties. By the present petition, the Petitioner questions the rejection of his application dated 27.09.2023, for grant of compassionate pension and retirement benefits under Rule 35 (1) of the Municipal Port Trust Pension Regulation Rules, 2001, by the Respondent No.1, as communicated by the Respondent No.2, vide communication bearing No.OBL/LA/ESTT/524/2024 dated 15.10.2024.

Procedural History

Writ petition filed; rule issued and made returnable forthwith; heard finally by consent of parties.

Acts & Sections

  • Municipal Port Trust Pension Regulation Rules, 2001: Rule 35(1)
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