-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 239 OF 2006 Pankaj Hiralal Desai ... Petitioner Versus The Secretary, South East Malad Education Society and Ors. .... Respondents. Mr. Mihir Desai for the petitioner. Mr. K.S. Dawal for respondent No.1 Ms. M.M. Jadhav, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent Nos. 3 and 4. CORAM: KSHITIJ R. VYAS, C.J. & S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE: FEBRUARY 27, 2006. P.C. The grievance voiced in the petition is to the effect that the petitioner, who was serving as Lab Assistant, has not been promoted, even though he has put in thirty years of service, and his pay-scale has not been fixed. There is no dispute to the fact that the representation dated 14th September, 2005, made by the petitioner to the Deputy Director of Education has remained unattended. Considering this, we are of the view that it would be in the fitness of the matter that respondent No.3, Deputy Director of Education, shall decide the said representation dated 14th September, 2005, after hearing the parties. -2- Respondent No.3 shall pass appropriate orders in accordance with law as early as possible, preferably within three months from today and communicate his decision to the petitioner. 2. With the aforesaid direction, petition stands disposed of. CHIEF JUSTICE S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.