{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6834 OF 2008 Balaji Madhavrao Kutte PETITIONER VERSUS Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded & Another RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6835 OF 2008 Kalyan Uddhav Chalikwar PETITIONER VERSUS Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded & Another RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6836 OF 2008 Eknath Mahajan Waghmare PETITIONER VERSUS Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded & Another RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6837 OF 2008 Shamrao Ashanna Mutyalwar PETITIONER VERSUS {2} Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded & Another RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6838 OF 2008 Shankar Dhondiba Gunderao PETITIONER VERSUS Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded & Another RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6963 OF 2008 Gangadhar Narayan Yedke PETITIONER VERSUS Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded & Another RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO.6964 OF 2008 Gendu Chokhoba Kokare PETITIONER VERSUS Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nanded & Another RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.C.K.Shinde, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.V.S.Panpatte, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2 ....... {3} [CORAM : A.V.POTDAR, J.] DATE : 15th June 2009 PER COURT: 1. Being aggrieved by the order passed on 23.10.2008, by the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad in GP appeals No. 54/2008, 61/2008, 60/2008, 53/2008, 57/2008, 58/2008 and 62/2008, filed u/s 13 (1) (e) of Maharashtra Zilla Parishad District Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rule 1964, thereby vacating the interim stay granted earlier, all these petitions are filed by the respective petitioners. 2. Today, when these petitions came up for hearing, it is informed that on the date earlier fixed for final hearing, the appeals of the petitioners are not heard and now next date is fixed on 30.09.2009 for final hearing. Ex parte interim stay is granted by this court to the impugned order. According to the learned advocate of the petitioners, in pursuance of the interim relief, the respective petitioners are working on the respective posts and not revered. Per contra, according to learned advocate for the respondents, the petitioners are reverted and new persons are appointed against their posts. It has to bear in mind that Ex-parte interim stay is in existence since filing of the writ petitions. On inquiry, it is informed that in token of attendance, the petitioners are signing muster roll in their respective offices, which would show their present status. Considering the fact that interim relief is granted to the impugned order and the same is continued from {4} time to time and that the appeals are listed for final hearing on 30.09.2009, the writ petitions are disposed of with the following directions - 1. The parties to maintain status quo, as regards the posts held by the petitioners as on today, till the final disposal of the appeals filed by the petitioner before the Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad. 2. The Additional Commissioner, Aurangabad to hear all the appeals on 30.09.2009 without any adjournment. In case of any unavoidable circumstance, if the appeals are not heard on the given date i.e. on 30.09.2009, then the appeals to be disposed of within a period of one month thereafter, however, in any case on or before 30.10.2009. 3. With these directions all the writ petitions stand disposed of with no order as to costs. It is hereby clarified that these petitions are not disposed of on merits and the appellate authority shall not be influenced with the observations made by this Court, while deciding the appeals. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] drp/wp6834-08 {5}