1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3146 OF 2010 Vidya Suresh Darvade, Age : 29 yrs., (Mrs Vidya w/o Pravin Londe), R/o Mali Chinchora, Tal. Newasa, Dist. Ahmednagar ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary Village Development and Water Conservation Department Mantralaya Mumbai - 32 2. The Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar 3. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar 4. The Head Master, Zilla Parishad Primary School Mali Chinchora, Tal. Newasa, Dist. Ahmednagar ..RESPONDENTS Mr D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for respondent no.1; Mr S.T. Shelke, Advocate for respondents no.2 & 3 Respondent no.4 deleted WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3148 OF 2010 2 Manisha d/o Kacheshwar Jadhav (Saw. Manish w/o Mahadev Ghodke) Age : 30 years, Occ.Service, R/o at present Satale Vasti, (Nimgaon Gangarda), Tal. Karjat, Dist. Ahmednagar ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary Village Development and Water Conservation Department Mantralaya Mumbai - 32 2. The Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar 3. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar 4. The Head Master, Zilla Parishad Primary School Satale Vasti (Nimgaon Gangarda) Tal - Karjat, Dist. Ahmednagar ..RESPONDENTS Mr D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondent no.1; Mr S.T. Shelke, Advocate for respondents no.2 & 3 Respondent no.4 deleted. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3151 OF 2010 Megha Umakant Tamhane, Age : 29 yrs., (Mrs Megha w/o Shivprasd Mehetre) R/o Pokhari Haveli, Tal-Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar ..PETITIONER VERSUS 3 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary Village Development and Water Conservation Department Mantralaya Mumbai - 32 2. The Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar 3. The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar 4. The Head Master, Zilla Parishad Primary School Pokhari Haveli, Tal-Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar ..RESPONDENTS Mr D.D. Pokharkar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for respondent no.1; Mr S.T. Shelke, Advocate for respondents no.2 & 3. Respondent no.4 deleted. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 9th April, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] At the outset, Mr Darshan Pokharkar, learned Counsel for the petitioners seeks to delete respondent no.4. Deletion permitted at the risk of the petitioner. Deletion be carried out forthwith. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 4 3. Since all the three petitions pray for similar relief, we deem it appropriate to decide these petitions by this common order. The petitioners in all the three petitions are seeking the relief of directing the respondents to consider positively the proposals of the petitioners dated 17.3.2010, 23.3.2010 and 10.3.2010, respectively. The petitioners are basically concerned with the transfer at any place in Ahmednagar Taluka on account of consideration of husband and wife living together at one place of posting. 4. Mr S.T. Shelke, learned Counsel for respondents no.2 & 3 states that the proposal of the petitioners would be considered by the respondents in accordance with law before effecting the general transfers of the employees which is normally done in the month of May. Mr Pokharkar, learned Counsel for the petitioners further seeks indulgence of permitting the petitioners to submit a detailed representation high-lighting the various difficulties which the petitioners are facing on account of the estrangement of the spouses on account of the employment. We accordingly permit the petitioners in the three petitions to submit a detailed representation. This be done within one week from today. We further direct respondents no.2 & 3 to consider the representation, if submitted by the petitioners, along with their 5 proposals for transfer in accordance with law before effecting the general transfers of the employees. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp3146.10