1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4932 OF 2009 Shri Balaso Bhimrao Babar. ... ... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... ... ... Respondents. Mr. Macchindra A. Patil for the Petitioner. Ms. M. P. Thakur, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM : D. D. SINHA and A. A. SAYED, JJ. DATED : 7TH JANUARY, 2010. P. C.: Heard learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner as also the learned Asstt. Government Pleader appearing for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner in the present writ petition is claiming pay scale applicable to B.Ed. Teachers as well as promotion to the post of Head Master. It is further contended that for redressal of his grievance, the petitioner has already submitted representation dated 26th February, 2008 to the Education Officer, Solapur, however, till this date the Education Officer has not taken any decision thereon. Learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present writ petition and prays that the direction be given to the Education Officer to decide the said representation 2 within the stipulated period. 3. In the circumstances, we dispose of this writ petition as withdrawn with a direction to the Education Officer to decide the said representation of the petitioner, if not decided earlier, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard as early as possible and in any case not beyond the period of 10 weeks from the date of communication of this order. 4. With this observation the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/­ (D. D. SINHA, J.) Sd/­ (A. A. SAYED, J.)