1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 3864/2010 Ravi Madan Savai -VERSUS- The State of Maharashtra and others. _______________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. ______________________________________________________________________________ CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : 16.06.2011. Heard Shri J.T. Gilda, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. K.S. Joshi, learned A.G.P. for respondent nos.1 to 3. Grievance of petitioner is, even in accordance with the reply filed before this Court and the Government decision dated 25.09.2006 accompanying it, the petitioner is entitled to have the services from the date of appointment, counted for the purpose of seniority. Shri Gilda, learned Counsel specifically states that petitioner is not claiming any consequential benefits from the date of appointment 2 i.e. 01.10.2002. According to the learned A.G.P., the said benefit is already given to the petitioner and petition has been filed only for the purpose of recovering the consequential benefits i.e. arrears from 01.10.2002. After hearing the respective counsel, we find that initially i.e. by order dated 7/10.10.2006 the petitioner was given approval and his services were regularized mentioning the date of appointment to be 01.10.2002. This date has been thereafter mentioned as 02.10.2005 in the subsequent order of approval dated 30.03.2007. Learned A.G.P. has pointed out that the services from 01.10.2002 were as Shikshan Sevak and after completion of three years, the approval from 02.10.2005 has been given as Assistant Teacher. It is not necessary for us to delve more into this controversy. The communication addressed to petitioner on 17.03.2010 does not specifically look into this aspect. The policy decision dated 25.09.2006 mentions that approval is to be given from the date of appointment, without paying any arrears. The petitioner has given up the prayer for arrears before us. 3 In the circumstances, it is apparent that services of petitioner are liable to be reckoned from the date of appointment. The respondents shall issue appropriate orders in this respect within a period of 12 weeks from today. With these directions, Writ Petition is disposed of. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE Rgd