1 108311 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY vgm CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1083 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 9234 OF 2010 Arvind Panditrao Dighe ...Applicant V/s. The Director of Education, Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Directorate, & Ors. ...Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1084 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 460 OF 2010 Madhukar Dadu Sonawane ...Applicant V/s. The Accounts Officer, Audit Squad (Education Department), Pune, & Ors. ...Respondents WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1135 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 3039 OF 2011 Anil Rohidas Pawar ...Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents 2 108311 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1136 OF 2011 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 177 OF 2011 Sachin Shankar Divkar ...Applicant V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. S.G. Kudle for the Applicants Mr. C.R. Sonawane, A.G.P., for the State CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR AND MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ. DATE: DECEMBER 16, 2011 P.C.:- We have heard the counsel for the parties. 2. These applications are for modification of common order dated 28th April, 2011 passed in Writ Petition No. 177 of 2011 and connected petitions. The applicants are seeking declaration that the petitioners are entitled for the revised pay-scale of Rs. 5500-9000 as per the order dated 19th July, 2004 passed in Writ Petition No. 1622 of 2000, which has attained finality. 3 108311 3. The learned A.G.P. submits that the State has challenged the common order dated 28th April, 2011, referred to above, before the Apex Court and which proceedings are still pending. 4. Even if we were to ignore the submission made by the learned A.G.P., we have no manner of doubt that the common order dated 28th April, 2011 passed in Writ Petition No. 177 of 2011 and connected matters, including the Writ Petition filed by the petitioner, is on the basis of the view taken by the Division Bench of this Court in Avinash Shivaji Gaikwad and Shobhu Shankar Chavan’s cases, referred to in paragraphs 7 and 9 of the common order. In other words, the applicants would be entitled for the relief on the same basis as mentioned in the relied-upon decisions. No further clarification is required, much less modification of our order. 5. These applications are disposed of accordingly. MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, J. A.M. KHANWILKAR, J.