1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF BOMBAY AT GOA WRIT PETITION NO. 781/2008 Mrs. Terezinha Fernandes, Stenographer, Works Div. XXV, Public Works Department, Fatorda, Margao, Goa. ......... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Principal Chief Engineer, Government of Goa, Public Works Department, Altinho, Panaji, Goa. 2. The State of Goa through its Chief Secretary, having Office at Secretariat, Porvorim, Goa. ......... Respondents. Mr. D. J. Pangam, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V. Rodrigues, Addl. Govt. Advocate for the respondents. CORAM :- N. H. PATIL & N.A. BRITTO, JJ. Date :- 4th January, 2010. O R A L J U D G M E N T (Per N. H. PATIL, J.) Heard learned Counsel for the respective parties. Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2 2. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has brought to our attention an order passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Misc. Civil Application No.516/2009 in Writ Petition No.269/2001 dated 16.11.2009. 3. In the present writ petition, the petitioner has mainly pressed for grant of relief in terms of prayer clause (a), which reads as under : "a) Issue a writ of mandamus or a writ in the nature of mandamus or any other appropriate writ, order or direction commanding the Respondents to grant Assured Career Progression Scheme to the Petitioner as Junior Stenographer and not as Work Assistant;". 4. The learned Addl. Govt. Advocate for the respondents has also referred to the order passed by the Division Bench dated 16.11.2009 in Misc. Civil Application No. 516/2009. 5. In view of the order passed by the Division Bench of this Court (Coram: Dalveer Bhandari, the then Chief Justice and N.A. 3 Britto, J.) in Writ Petition No.269/01 dated 21/3/2005 and the order passed by the Division Bench in Misc. Civil Application No.516/2009 dated 16.11.2009, this Writ Petition could be disposed of in terms of prayer clause (a). 6. After perusing the record, considering the submissions advanced by the learned Counsel for the respective parties, and upon going through the orders passed by this Court, we are of the opinion that the petitioner is entitled to the Assured Career Progression Scheme with effect from 26.8.2004. 7. The writ petition is, accordingly, partly allowed. The Rule is made absolute in the above terms. There shall be no order as to costs. N. H. PATIL, J. N.A. BRITTO, J. ssm