-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION. WRIT PETITION NO.5189 OF 2003 Shri Vasant Ramchandra Patil, .. Petitioner Vs 1. Shikshan Samiti Kasba & ors. .. Respondents Mr Anil V.Anturkar, for the petitioner. Mr V.M.Thorat, for respondent nos 1 and 3. Mr D.A.Patil, AGP for respondent nos 4 & 5. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. CORAM : D.B.BHOSALE,J. DATE : 30th November, 2004. DATE : 30th November, 2004. DATE : 30th November, 2004. PC: PC: PC: 1. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. After having heard Mr Anturkar, learned counsel for the petitioner and considered that the petitioner’s services were terminated on 30.11.2002 and since then he is out of service, in my opinion, the appropriate course would be to direct the Presiding Officer, School Tribunal, Kolhapur to dispose of the appeal within time frame. Hence, the following order. (i) The Presiding Officer, School Tribunal, Kolhapur will endeavour to dispose of Appeal No.4 of 2003 as -2- expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of four months from today. (ii) The petitioner to communicate this order to the School Tribunal within two weeks from today. (iii) All contentions on merits are left open. 2. With these directions, the writ petition is disposed of. . Parties to act on an authenticated copy of this order which may be made available to them. (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.)