1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 226 OF 2009 Sopan Pandurang Paul .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri S. B. Ghatol Patil, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri D. R. Kale, A.G.P. for the Respondents No. 1 to 3. Shri V. N. Upadhye, Advocate for the Respondent No. 4. Shri G. V. Patil, Advocate for the Respondent No. 5. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL, AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 22ND MARCH, 2010. ORAL ORDER [Per NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] : . Heard. 2. The petitioner was appointed initially on 20.12.1995 as an untrained teacher, who had passed B. A. at that time. The petitioner acquired trained teacher's qualification as B.P.Ed. on 19.12.1997 and on 30.12.1997 the petitioner was appointed as 2 trained teacher with effect from 01.01.1998 in the pay scale of Rs. 4500/- to 7000/-. The Clause No. 5 of appointment order states that the petitioner's appointment was on D. Ed. pay scale. The petitioner claims B. Ed. pay scale. 03. To a query, as to why petitioner chose to approach this Court after ten years, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the issue was pending before the higher authority, for which the counsel pointed out communication made by Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Hingoli to the Deputy Director Education, Aurangabad dated 01.03.2009 which is annexed to the petition at Exhibit - F and the communication made by the Deputy Director Education, Aurangabad to the Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Hingoli dated 02nd June, 2008. The petitioner is entitled to file comprehensive representation to the Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Hingoli. 04. In case such comprehensive representation is filed within four weeks from today, we direct the Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad Hingoli to consider the case of the petitioner in the light of the judgment and order passed by this Court and the 3 Apex Court and the Government policy reflected from the view adopted by this Court. The Education Officer (Primary) shall hear the petitioner, representative of the management and after considering the record, pass appropriate brief reasoned order within eight weeks from the date of receipt of representation. The order be communicated to the petitioner. The writ petition is disposed of. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] bsb/Mar.10