: 1 : wp.5541.2011 vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.5541 OF 2011 Sham Ragho Bedekar .. Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents Mr.J.G. Aradwad (Reddy) for the Petitioner Mr.A.B. Vagyani, AGP, for the Respondent Nos.1 & 2 CORAM: B.H. MARLAPALLE & SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DECEMBER 2, 2011 P.C.: 1. Leave to amend so as to add K.B.H. Madhyamik Vidyalaya and Junior College, Harsol, Taluka, Trimbak, Dist.Nashik as party Respondent. Amendment to be carried out forthwtih. 2. Heard Mr.Reddy, learned Counsel for the petitioner. Perused the affidavit in reply filed by the Accounts Officer, Education Department, Nashik. The petitioners are the non-teaching staff with Respondent No.4 school/college and thought they were employed right from 1993-1994 the school became fully aided for the first time from : 2 : wp.5541.2011 June 1999. They relied upon the G.R. dated 30.4.1998 and claimed that they are entitled for the selection grade. 3. The affidavit in reply filed on behalf of the State Government states that the benefit of career progression scheme on completion of 12 years of service is not applicable to the non-teaching staff and also to those employees in unaided schools. Both the grounds taken by the respondents are unsustainable so as to oppose the petition. 4. The G.R. dated 30.4.1998 specifically states that it is applicable to the non-teaching staff in the private aided schools. It also clarifies that the service put in while the school was unaided will not be taken into consideration for counting the qualified period of 12 years. The petitioners have pointed out that though the school started in 1993- 1994, it became fully aided in June 1999 and thus, 12 years have passed by now after the school became fully aided. 5. We, therefore, direct the respondents to consider the cases of the petitioners for granting one time career progression scheme benefit on completion of 12 years of service, in the current academic year and such an order shall be passed by the respondents as expeditiously as : 3 : wp.5541.2011 possible, and in any case before 31.3.2012. 6. Writ Petition is disposed off in terms of the above directions. (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) (B.H. MARLAPALLE, J.)