1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5270 OF 2001 1) Ramesh s/o Kashinath Vispute and others - PETITIONERS VERSUS 1) Dhule Zilla Parishad, Through its Chief Executive Officer, Dhule. & Ors. - RESPONDENTS ***** Mr.LV Sangit, Adv. h/for Mr. VJ Dixit, Senior Counsel for Petitioners; Mr.VB Ghatage,AGP for State Mr.Mukul Kulkarni, Adv. for Resp. No.1-absent. Mr.ST Shelke, Adv. for Resp.No.2-absent. ----- CORAM : S.B.DESHMUKH & K.U.CHANDIWAL,JJ. DATE OF RESERVING ORDER : 7th SEPTEMBER,2010. DATE OF PRONOUNCING ORDER: 9th SEPTEMBER,2010 COURT’S ORDER (PER: K.U.CHANDIWAL,J.) 1) Heard. 2) Rule was issued on 22.7.2002. 3) The petitioners, erstwhile employees of Dhule Zilla Parishad, were asked to give their options by Chief Executive Officer, Dhule. They 2 have opted to work at Dhule Zilla Parishad, however, the authorities did not consider the same and they were directed to join at Zilla Parishad, Nandurbar, a newly formed district. The seniority was directed to be separately maintained. The petitioners felt aggrieved by such orders. Consequently, in Writ Petition 3930/1999 on 22.3.2000, this Court granted liberty to the petitioners to approach the Divisional Commissioner, Nasik and make representation enlisting their grievance and if such representations are made within a period of four weeks, they shall be decided on its own merits and without being influenced by the observations of the Court within a period of two months thereafter. Consequently, upon directions of this Court, the representations of the petitioners were considered by Respondent No.3, the then Divisional Commissioner, Nasik Division, Nasik and the learned Divisional Commissioner passed order dated 14.8.2000, disallowing the contention raised by the petitioners. 4) At the time of Rule dated 22.7.2002, interim relief was rejected as by that time the petitioners had already joined their services at Nandurbar with Nandurbar Zilla Parishad pursuant to the order dated 28.3.1999. 5) On perusing the record, it does not transpire that there is any irregularity or 3 perversity in the orders of transfer of the petitioners from Zilla Parishad, Dhule to Zilla Parishad, Nandurbar, nor there is any qualm warranting interference in the just order passed by the Divisional Commissioner, Nasik. The seniority list also does not display any embroilment to vibrate the rights, which existed in favour of the petitioners. The petition lacks merit, it is dismissed. Rule discharged. (K.U.CHANDIWAL) (S.B.DESHMUKH) JUDGE JUDGE bdv/ fldr.7.9.2010