1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8410 OF 2008 Mrs Malti V. Ghanekar ...Petitioner v/s State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents Mr S.P. Saxena i/b Mr D.B. Lonkar for Petitioner. Ms M.P. Thakur, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND K.K. TATED JJ. DATE : 5TH NOVEMBER 2009. 2 P.C. :- 1] The petitioner who was working as Lecturer in private aided Ayurveda College claims that she is entitled for pension, gratuity and other benefits. In support of her claim, she relies on judgment of the Supreme Court in civil appeal Nos. 2878 and 2879 of 1997 decided on 7th April 1997. By that judgment, the Supreme Court had directed the State Government to consider extension of benefits of pension and gratuity to the Lecturers working in Ayurveda colleges which are aided. After that judgment, the State Government had before it the demand made by the teaching staff working in aided Ayurveda colleges for implementation of the pension scheme to them. The State Government agreed to accept the scheme from 27th June 2001 subject to the condition that the Government will not make applicable pensionary and gratuity benefits to the employees of aided Ayurveda and Unani colleges. It is not in dispute that pursuant to that, UGC scales were accepted by the petitioner without challenging 3 the condition that was imposed by the State Government for making those scales applicable. In our opinion, now having accepted the UGC scales long back, the petitioner cannot turn around and claim that she is entitled to the pension scheme. The petition therefore cannot be entertained. It is rejected. No order as to costs. Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of this Court. Certified copy expedited. ( JUSTICE D.K. DESHMUKH ) ( JUSTICE K.K. TATED )