1 wp6616.06 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6616 OF 2006 Madhavrao s/o Marotrao Bondle, age 58 years, occupation service r/of 1-5-847, Yeshwantnagar, Nanded, Tq. and District Nanded. Petitioner versus 01. The State of Maharashtra through the Secretary, Department of Secondary Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 02. The Education officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded. 03. Nanded Education Society, Nanded, through its Secretary. 04. Peoples High School, Nanded, through its Head Master. Respondents ------ Shri B.N. Patil, Advocate, for the petitioner. Shri N.B. Patil, Advocate, for Resp.Nos. 1 and 2. Shri S.V. Natu Advocate for Respondents No. 3 & 4. Coram: Smt. Nishita Mhatre and M. T. Joshi, JJ. Date : 5th July, 2011. ORAL ORDER 01. The present petition has been filed by the aggrieved petitioner, claiming that he was entitled to a higher pay scale with effect from 1992, which has not been granted to him. It appears that the petitioner was reduced in rank in the year 1993. He, therefore, moved the School Tribunal and succeeded in his appeal 2 wp6616.06 before the Tribunal. The Tribunal decided the appeal on 3.3.2001. Aggrieved by that order, Respondent No. 3 herein has filed a petition which is pending in this Court, being Writ Petition No. 4417 of 2001. Admittedly, no interim relief has been granted in that petition. 02. The Petitioner contends that his claim for a higher pay scale has been submitted to all the Respondents, including the Education Officer. However, it appears that the Education Officer has not considered the same, as yet. The representation made to the Education Officer is annexed to the petitioner and it is dated 10.9.1994. It is surprising that almost for 18 years, the Education Officer has not cared to decide the claim of the petitioner. 03. In these circumstances, the petition is disposed of with the following directions; (1) The Education Officer shall consider the representation of the petitioner dated 10.9.1994 within four weeks from today. 3 wp6616.06 (2) The Education Officer shall hear both, the petitioner as well as the Respondents, while exercising his powers conferred on him under Section 4 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act. (M. T. JOSHI, J.) ( SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J. ) pnd/wp6616.06