1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6947 OF 2006 Kiran Anandrao Pawar ......Petitioner. V/s Sarvodaya Shikshan Mandal Sangli and Ors. ....... Respondents. ---- Mr. S.D. Patil for the Petitioner. Mr. Umesh Mankapure for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. V.P. Malwankar, Assistant Government Pleader, for Respondent Nos. 3 and 4. ---- CORAM: H.S. BEDI, C.J., & V.M.KANADE, J. DATE : OCTOBER 18, 2006 P.C. The learned Counsel for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 makes a statement that salary of the Petitioner has since been paid. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner submitted that there was absolutely no justification for withholding the salary for a period of 8 months and some interest or exemplary costs be imposed on Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. 2 We accept the prayer of the learned Counsel for the Petitioner and while disposing of this Petition as infructuous, direct that the Management of Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 shall pay to the Petitioner costs of this Petition which are assessed at Rs 1000/-. CHIEF JUSTICE V.M. KANADE, J.