Bombay High Court Extends Old Pension Scheme Benefit to Teacher Appointed Before Cut-Off Date

Case Snapshot

Case Name: Vishwanath s/o. Rajaram Hapase v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.

Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026 BHC-AUG 41356-DB

High Court: High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad

Bench: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Nitin B. Suryawanshi and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

Date of Judgment: 8th September, 2026

Area of Law: Service Law, Pension, Old Pension Scheme (OPS), National Pension Scheme (NPS), Education Law

Judgment Headline

Old Pension Scheme benefit extended to teacher appointed before cut-off despite non-grant division.

The Judgment in One Line

Bombay High Court allows writ petition, holding teacher appointed before 01.11.2005 in aided college is entitled to Old Pension Scheme.

Why This Judgment Matters

This judgment reinforces that teachers appointed prior to the 01.11.2005 cut-off date in institutions receiving 100% grant-in-aid are entitled to the Old Pension Scheme, irrespective of whether the specific division in which they taught was receiving

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