Lsp IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2780 of 2008 Shankarrao Mahadev Chavan ....Petitioner V/s. District Judge, Satara & ors. ....Respondents Mr.Ashutosh Gale for the Petitioner Mr.V.S.Masurkar, Government Pleader for Respondents CORAM CORAM CORAM : D.K.Deshmukh & : D.K.Deshmukh & : D.K.Deshmukh & N.D.Deshpande, N.D.Deshpande, N.D.Deshpande, JJ JJ JJ 22nd 22nd 22nd April, 2008 April, 2008 April, 2008 P.C. . Show-cause notice was issued to the Petitioner by the Respondents to show-cause why the higher pay-scale given to him should not be withdrawn from 1-4-2007 as he has been found not entitled to promotion. The Petitioner did not give any explanation to the show-cause notice, instead he filed Writ Petition in this Court being Writ Petition No. 5988/2007, challenging denial of promotion to him. That Writ Petition has been rejected by order dated 7-1-2008. In the absence of any explanation the District Judge has made the order for withdrawal of higher pay-scale from 1-4-2007 and for recovery of the amount paid to the Petitioner in the higher pay-scale i.e. after 1-4-2007 till the date the order was made. The order was made on 5-2-2008. In the absence of any explanation to the 2 show-cause notice, we do not find that the District Judge committed any error in making the order which is impugned in this Petition. It is hereby rejected. (D.K.Deshmukh,J) (D.K.Deshmukh,J) (D.K.Deshmukh,J) (N.D.Deshpande,J) (N.D.Deshpande,J) (N.D.Deshpande,J)