:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 5941 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 5941 OF 2008 WRIT PETITION NO. 5941 OF 2008 Bharat Narayan Desale ..Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. A. M. Joshi for the Petitioner. None for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Mr. P. K. Rele, Senior Counsel with Mr. Piyush Shah for the Respondent Nos. 4 and 5. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. DATE : 17TH JANUARY, 2009. DATE : 17TH JANUARY, 2009. DATE : 17TH JANUARY, 2009. P.C. P.C. P.C. . Heard. Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. The petitioner had challenged his termination before the School Tribunal. The Tribunal declined to exercise its jurisdiction in view of the provisions of Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Regulation and Conditions of Service) Act, 1977 and Rules, as interpreted by this Court in the case of St. Francis Industrial St. Francis Industrial St. Francis Industrial Training Institute & Ors. vs. P.S. Jose & Ors. Training Institute & Ors. vs. P.S. Jose & Ors. Training Institute & Ors. vs. P.S. Jose & Ors. :2: [2007 (1) Mh.L.J. 570] [2007 (1) Mh.L.J. 570] [2007 (1) Mh.L.J. 570]. This court has in the above case taken the view that an Industrial Trading Institute, are not recognised by the Director as defined in the Act is not a private school amenable to the jurisdiction of the Tribunal under Section 9 of the Act. Admittedly, the respondent - Institute is one such school or institute. Its recognition is by the National Council for Vocational Training. There is no merit in the petition, which is hereby dismissed. Rule disposed of. (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.)