(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. Writ Petition No. 6151 of 2008 Sanjay s/o. Rambhau Ighe, Age : 37 years, Occupation : Service, R/o. Baragaon Nandur, Taluka : Rahuri, District : Ahmednagar. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar, District : Ahmednagar. 3. The Secretary, Shri Laxminarayan Pratisthan, The Rahuri Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd., Shri Shivaji Nagar, Taluka : Rahuri, District : Ahmednagar. .. Respondents. .................. Mr. Sandeep S. Deshmukh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. P.M. Shinde, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent nos.1 and 2. Mr. R.R. Karpe, Advocate, for respondent no.3. .................. (2) CORAM : B.R. GAVAI, J. DATE : 25TH JUNE 2009. COURT’S ORDER : 1. The present petition arises out of decision passed by the Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar, dated 25th August 2008, determining as to what shall be "the date of appointment" of the petitioner. 2. I find that it would be in the interest of justice, that the Deputy Director of Education, Pune, who is authority superior to respondent no.2, shall decide the said issue, after giving an opportunity of hearing to the petitioner as well as respondent no.3. Hence, I direct accordingly. The said decision be taken within a period of three months from today. 3. The parties shall appear before the Deputy Director of Education, Pune, on 13th July 2009. In that view of the matter, requirement of formal notice shall stand waived. 4. Petition disposed of accordingly. 5. Authenticated copy be supplied to the learned Assistant Government Pleader to act upon. ( B.R. GAVAI ) JUDGE ...................... bgp/wp6151