AJN 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6780 OF 2008 Suryakant Pralhad Shirode & Ors. ... Petitioners Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Anr. ... Respondents Mr. M.S. Karnik for the petitioners. Ms. M.S. Thakur, A.G.P. for the State. Mr. M.L. Patil for respondent 2. CORAM : SMT. RANJANA DESAI & A.A. SAYED, JJ. DATED : 30TH JULY, 2009. P.C.:- 1. We have heard learned counsel for the parties. The first prayer of the petitioners is that the respondents may be directed to pay the petitioners’ salary as prescribed by AJN 2 the pay scale provided by the Maharashtra Employees of Private Service Act (for short, the MEPS Act”) and the Rules framed thereunder right from the date of their initial appointments along with the arrears and interest. 2. Mr. Patil, learned counsel for respondent 2 has informed us that the petitioners’ salary has been regularized as per the pay scale provided by the MEPS Act from the date of regularization. 3. In view of this, in our opinion, the petition can be disposed of because the major grievance of the petitioners is redressed. However, it will be open to the petitioners to make a representation to respondent 2 as regards their other claims i.e. that the petitioners should be granted pay scale from the date of their initial appointments along with the arrears and interest thereon. If such a representation is made, respondent 2 shall consider it independently and in accordance with law. AJN 3 4. We make it clear that we have not expressed any opinion on the merits of the case. 5. The petition is disposed of in the aforestated terms. [SMT. RANJANA DESAI, J.] [A.A. SAYED, J.]