IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.5450 of 2008 PETITION NO.5450 of 2008 PETITION NO.5450 of 2008 Shri Ramchandra Pandu Gore .. Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.. Respondents Mr.A.R.Pitale for Petitioner Mr.V.A.Sonpal AGP for Respondents CORAM CORAM CORAM : V.C.Daga and : V.C.Daga and : V.C.Daga and Mrs.Mridula Mrs.Mridula Mrs.Mridula Bhatkar, JJ Bhatkar, JJ Bhatkar, JJ DATED DATED DATED : 2nd March, 2009 : 2nd March, 2009 : 2nd March, 2009 P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondents. 2. Perused the petition and affidavits filed therein. The petition involves a question as to whether the petitioner should be paid the remuneration by way of salary on a monthly basis or he should be compensated from and out of the earnings made from cattle pond. 3. The petitioner was appointed on 20th September, 1987. Right from the date of his appointment, the petitioner is getting his remuneration from Shendrun Gram Panchayat from and out of cattle pond earnings. 4. The petitioner has invoked writ jurisdiction 2 of this Court after lapse of 20 years from the date of his appointment. 5. We are not inclined to entertain this petition for more than one reason. However, at this stage learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that he would like to make a representation to the State Government with a copy to the Collector and the B.D.O. within 15 days from today. In the event such a representation is made the State Government is expected to decide it within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of copy of the representation in accordance with law by a reasoned order on principles of natural justice after obtaining views of the Collector and of the B.D.O. on the representation of the petitioner. Petition stands disposed of in terms of this order accordingly. { Mrs.Mridula Bhatkar, J } Mrs.Mridula Bhatkar, J } Mrs.Mridula Bhatkar, J } { V.C.Daga, J } V.C.Daga, J } V.C.Daga, J }