wp5442.08 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5442 OF 2008 1) Dr. Mrs. Kamal Sardarsingh Suryawanshi, R/o-221, Sadhana, Nandanvan Colony, Cantonment, Aurangabad and others. ...PETITIONERS. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through its Chief Secretary, Dept. of Higher and Technical Education, Mantralaya Annexe, Mumbai - 400 032 and others. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.S.V. Adwant Advocate for Petitioners. Shri.V.B. Ghatge, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1, 4 and 5. Shri. Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for Respondent No.2. Shri.K.M. Suryawanshi Advocate for Respondent No.3. ... WITH wp5442.08 2 WRIT PETITION NO.5636 OF 2008 1) Dr. Mrs. Shakuntala Sudhakarrao Panchal, R/o-Flat No.8, Blue Bell Apartments, Osmanpura, Aurangabad and another. ...PETITIONERS. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through its Chief Secretary, Dept. of Higher and Technical Education, Mantralaya Annexe, Mumbai - 400 032 and others. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.S.V. Adwant Advocate for Petitioners. Shri.V.B. Ghatge, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos.1 and 4. Shri. Alok Sharma, Assistant Solicitor General for Respondent No.2. Shri.K.M. Suryawanshi Advocate for Respondent No.3. ... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND T.V. NALAWADE, JJ. DATE : 12TH DECEMBER, 2011. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. wp5442.08 3 2. The learned A.G.P. has placed on record a communication issued by the Director, Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Pune, dated 23rd August, 2011, in respect of the Petitioners in Writ Petition Nos. 5442 of 2008 and 5633 of 2008. In the light of the communication as stated above, the learned counsel for the Petitioners and learned A.G.P. for Respondents submit that the Petitions could be disposed of by issuing directions to the Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department, to pass appropriate orders in the case of the Petitioners, regarding the request for awarding interest, revision of pay-scale, pension and other service benefits to which the Petitioners are legally entitled to. 3. We direct the Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, to pass appropriate orders in respect wp5442.08 4 of the grievances of the Petitioners, regarding their request for awarding interest, revision of pay-scale, pension and other service benefits to which the Petitioners are legally entitled to, within THREE MONTHS from the date of receipt of copy of this order and communicate the same to the Petitioners. 4. With these observations, the Writ Petitions are disposed of. [T.V. NALAWADE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/DEC11