mgn IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.3110 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO.3110 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO.3110 OF 2000 Mrs.Sharada S. Purandare ..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO.1885 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO.1885 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO.1885 OF 2000 Shri Vitthal Govindrao Atram....Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO.1886 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO.1886 OF 2000 WRIT PETITION NO.1886 OF 2000 Smt. M.J. Kirad ..Petitioner Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5210 OF 2002 WRIT PETITION NO.5210 OF 2002 WRIT PETITION NO.5210 OF 2002 Mrs. Jyoti S. Bhat ..Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors..Respondents Mr. T.R. Yadav, for the Petitioners CORAM : F.I. REBELLO CORAM : F.I. REBELLO CORAM : F.I. REBELLO & R.V. MORE,JJ. R.V. MORE,JJ. R.V. MORE,JJ. DATED : 11TH JANUARY, 2007 DATED : 11TH JANUARY, 2007 DATED : 11TH JANUARY, 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. . All these petitions have been filed as at the relevant time the petitioners who were appointed as English Stenographers had not acquired the knowledge of Marathi stenography and consequently there was a threat of their increments being withheld. Interim relief was granted in the matter of withholding the increment. It appears that in similar cases four years time was granted to acquire knowledge of Marathi Stenography. 2. The learned Counsel for the petitioners draws our attention to the order passed in Writ Petition No.6459 of 2001 dated July 19, 2004 by a learned Bench of this Court. In our opinion these petitions can also be disposed of in similar terms. The benefit granted during the operation of the interim order need not be disturbed and the impugned decision be prospectively implemented. The learned Counsel points out that within the extended period of four years the petitioners have acquired the necessary knowledge in terms of the Government policy. As such they have acquired the qualification their increments are directed not to be withheld and no recovery be made from the petitioners. . Rule made absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (F.I. REBELLO F.I. REBELLO F.I. REBELLO, J) (R.V. MORE, J) R.V. MORE, J) R.V. MORE, J)