1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3081 of 1994 Sou. Shashikalabai D/o. Bhagwat Kshirsagar, Age major, Occ. Household R/o. Dhorwadi, Taluka and District Beed. Petitioner Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra 2] The Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Beed. 3] Block Education Officer, Panchayat Samitee, Beed. 4] Head Master. C.P.S. Tadsanna, Taluka and Dist. Beed. 5] Head Master, Primary School under C.P.S. Tadsanna, Dhorwadi, Tq. And Dist. Beed. 6] Education Extension Officer, Panchayat Samitee, Beed. 7] Smt. Jaishri D/o. Manikrao Shinde, Age major, Occupation Nil Primary School, Dhorwadi, under Center Tadsonna (Bal - Mata) Respondents 2 Mr. P.D. Hiwrekar, Advocate holding for Mrs. Smita Deshpande, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. K.G. Patil, AGP for the respondent No.1 Mr. A.B. Kharosekar, Advocate for respondent No.2 Mrs. Renuka Ghule- Palve, Advocate for respondent No.4. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA,JJ. DATE : 24TH JUNE, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER S.V. GANGAPURWALA,J.] : 1] By the present petition, the petitioner claims that the respondents be directed to continue the services of the petitioner with full back wages and consequential benefits and that the order dated 12/8/1994, issued by the respondent NO.3, be quashed and set aside. 2] The petitioner, it seems, was initially appointed as a “Bal-Mata” and in view of the order impugned, her services were discontinued. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the respondent No.2 that the petitioner was continuously absent for more than 6 months and in view of the same, her services were discontinued and, thereafter the respondent No.7 has been appointed, who has joined the said post. 3] In view of the statement made by the learned counsel for the respondent No.2, on the basis of the record, that the petitioner was continuously absent for more than 6 months, no illegality could be found in the impugned order dismissing the services of the 3 petitioner. The writ petition being devoid of any merit, is dismissed. However, with no orders as to costs. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA,J.] [B.R. GAVAI,J.] grt/wp