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 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2455 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2455 OF 2008 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 2455 OF 2008 IN IN IN WRIT PETITION NO. 4496 OF 2001 WRIT PETITION NO. 4496 OF 2001 WRIT PETITION NO. 4496 OF 2001 Mrs.Sangeeta Chandrakant Surve ...Applicant vs. Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Dist.Thane & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.Suyog Londhe i/b. Mr.M.S. Lagu for the Applicant. Mr.A.P. Vanarase, AGP for the State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. CORAM : V.M. KANADE, J. DATED : APRIL 15, 2009 DATED : APRIL 15, 2009 DATED : APRIL 15, 2009 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- 1. Heard Counsel for the applicant. By this Civil Application, the applicant is seeking the following reliefs :- "a. the Respondents may be directed to make proper pay fixation of the salaries of the Petitioner w.e.f. 31.12.93 i.e. the initial date of appointment and pay the arrears of the salaries and difference therein as per the chart annexed to the present civil application. b. the respondents may be directed to pay interest @ 21% p.a. on the delayed deposit of the amount of backwages as per the order dtd.18/01/2002 passed by this Hon’ble Court in Writ Petition No.4496/2001 and an order dtd.26/07/2002 passed by this Hon’ble Court in Civil Application No.1564 of 2002 in W.P.No.4496 - 2 - of 2001. c. the Respondents may be directed to update and maintain properly the service book of the petitioner in accordance with the provisions of MEPS Act and rules framed thereunder with effect from 31/12/1993 i.e. her initial appointment and the Respondents may also be directed to pay the difference of the salary after calculating properly leave as per the provisions of the MEPS Act and rules framed thereunder. d. For costs. e. Such further and other reliefs as may be required in facts and circumstances of the case may kindly be granted." 2. By order dated 13th December, 2001, Rule was granted on the main petition and a direction was given to respondent to deposit the backwages. Further order has been passed on 27th August, 2007 giving liberty to the applicant to withdraw the amount deposited by the respondent. 3. In my view, instead of considering the prayers made in this application, it would be appropriate if the petition itself is placed on the final hearing board in the next week. Hence, no orders are passed on this Civil Application. Civil Application is disposed of. - 3 - 4. Liberty is granted to the petitioner to revive the said civil application if the writ petition is not disposed of, expeditiously. Place the writ petition on the final hearing board in the week commencing from 27th April, 2009. (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)