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 JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4313 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 4313 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO. 4313 OF 2006 Singh Arunima Ajay. ...Petitioner V/s. Mahatma Gandhi Hindi High School (Secondary Section), Thane & Ors. ...Respondents Shri K.P. Ravi for Petitioner. Shri R.D. Rane, GP for Respondent No.4. CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : JULY 6, 2006 DATED : JULY 6, 2006 DATED : JULY 6, 2006 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . By this petition, the petitioner has challenged the termination of her services on several grounds mentioned in the petition. According to the petitioner, the petitioner is a Shikshan Sevak and therefore, is not covered by the provisions of Section 9 of the MEPS Act. Hence, the petition. A scrutiny of the provisions of Section 9 obviously discloses that it applies to any employee in a private school notwithstanding anything contained in any law or the contract for the time being in force. The contract for the time being in force is a contract of employment as a Shikshan Sevak for a period of three years. The petitioner is squarely covered by - 2 - Section 9 of the MEPS Act. . That apart even under the Government scheme, the Shikshan Sevak appointed for a particular period has a remedy to approach the Grievance Committee appointed for that purpose. The petitioner has, therefore, an effective alternate remedy available. Directing the petitioner to take that remedy, this petition is disposed of. (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)