1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5549 OF 1997 Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders Court's or Judge's Orders Mr.A.S.Deshpande, Advocate for petitioner. Mr.K.G.Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. ............................ CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE: 22/07/2010 PER COURT : 1. The petitioner has sought direction to the respondents to extend benefit of pension and pensionary benefits to the part time lecturers including Gratuity, etc. 2. As to what shall be the service condition of the employees working in the Govt. aided colleges, is a matter of policy which is the sole prerogative of the executive. This Court possesses neither expertise nor the special knowledge as to what should be the policy in such matters. There are various factors which the State is required to take into 2 consideration while framing such policy including financial implications. The Lecturers on full time basis and the Lecturers working on part time basis have form different classes. Therefore, merely because the full time lecturers are getting pension, can not be a reason as to why the same should also be granted in favour of part time lecturers. However, since it is being brought to our notice by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the part time lecturers are also brought on regular pay scale, as a model employer we would direct the State Govt. to consider the issue. 3. The petition is, therefore, disposed off with liberty to the petitioner to make the representation afresh to the State Govt. for making the benefits for which the writ is filed applicable to them. The State Govt. would consider the said representation if made by the petitioner in accordance with law. We expect the State Govt. to take the decision within a reasonable period. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] [ B.R. GAVAI ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 5549.97