1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.3810/2009 Shri Dhananjay Deoraoji Diwate Vs. Savitribai Fule Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Sainagar and others. Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Appearances, Courts orders or directions Court’s or Judge’s orders and Registrar’s orders. CORAM : A.P. LAVANDE & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : 5/10/2009 Heard Mr. Shende, learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the order, which we propose to pass, we do not deem it appropriate to issue notice to the respondents, before passing final order. It is the case of the petitioner that pursuant to the liberty granted by this Court in LPA No. 34/2003 vide order dated 17/3/2004 the petitioner preferred Appeal No. STC/16/2004 against his termination to School Tribunal, Chandrapur. It is the case of the petitioner that although the appeal was filed in the year 2004, till date the appeal has not yet been decided. According to Mr. Shende, learned counsel for the petitioner, in terms of Section 10 (3) of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service)Regulation Act, 1977 (“the Act” for short) the appeal has to be decided within three months. 2 In terms of Section 10(3) of the Act the appeal has to be decided within three months and in case the Tribunal is unable to dispose of the appeal within this period, it has to record the reasons for not disposing of the same within three months. However, on account of pendency of the large number of appeals before the School Tribunals, the School Tribunals are not in a position to dispose of the appeal within the period stipulated under Section 10(3) of the Act. However, considering the facts that the appeal is pending from 2004, we deem it appropriate to direct the School Tribunal, Chandrapur to decide the Appeal No. STC/16/2004 expeditiously and in any case on or before 28th February, 2010. The petitioner is expected to cooperate with the Tribunal for early disposal of the appeal. Writ Petition stands disposed of in the aforesaid terms. JUDGE JUDGE Ambulkar