- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4689/1998 Shaikh Mehraj Kalumiya, age 28 yrs., occu.Assistant Teacher in Nagnath Vidhayalaya, Wahegaon (Bobade) Tq.Paithan Dist.Aurangabad. ...Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] The Deputy Director of Education, Office at Bansilalnagar, Aurangabad. 3] The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad. 4] The Head Master, Nagnath Vidhayalaya, Wahegaon (Bobade), Tq.Paithan Dist.Aurangabad. ...Respondents... ..... Shri A.S. Golegaonkar, Advocate for petitioner. Shri K.B. Choudhary, Additional G.P. for respondent nos.1 to 3. Respondent no.4 served. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE: 02.08.2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Gavai, J.): - 2 - 1] Heard counsel for the parties. 2] By way of present petition, the petitioner has challenged the order of the Education Officer dated 3.3.1998 thereby refusing to grant approval to the post of the petitioner. 3] The approval was rejected to the post of the petitioner on the ground that he is a commerce graduate and there were no subjects in which the commerce faculty was to teach. 4] The interim relief is operating for a period of last 12 years. Any interference at this stage would prejudice the rights of the petitioner inasmuch as by now he would have reached an upper age limit. 5] In view of the interim orders passed by this Court, we allow the petition and make the Rule absolute in terms of prayer clause (B) with no order as to costs. (S.V. Gangapurwala, J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.) ndk/c28106