1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1197/2010 Prakash S.Jadhav ..Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and Ors. ..Respondents Mr.N.V.Bandiwadekar for Petitioner. Mr.S.N.Patil,AGP for – Respondent Nos.1 & 2 CORAM : D. D. SINHA AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATED : JUNE 16, 2010. P.C. : . Heard counsel for the petitioner and respondents. 2] The Writ Petition is directed against order dated 25th /28th January, 2010 passed by the Education Officer, (Secondary),Zilla Parisha, Sindhudurg as well as another order dated 28th /1st /2nd January, 2010 . 3] The claim of the petitioner is that the petitioner is the senior most head master and was transferred as the head master of R.K.Patkar High School and R.S.Rege Jr.College , Vengurle , and the approval to this transfer was refused on the ground that there was a dispute in the management. It is further contended that the Education Officer vide order dated 28th/1st January, 2010 appointed 2 respondent no.4 as incharge head master of the said institution and also granted approval . Counsel for the petitioner states that respondent no.4 is junior to the petitioner and,therefore, the Education Officer ought not to have appointed respondent no.4 even as an incharge head master . 4] Considering the issue involved it will be appropriate for the petitioner to file a representation in this regard before the Dy.Director of Education, Kolhapur region ,Kolhapur within a period of two weeks from today. If such representation is made , we direct the Dy.Director to decide the same in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of four weeks from the date of communication of this order. Issues raised in the petition are kept open. Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly. (D. D. SINHA, J.) (MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.)