1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 3640 OF 1999 PETITION NO. 3640 OF 1999 PETITION NO. 3640 OF 1999 Mrs Shivani Pravir Banerjee .. Petitioner versus The Principal of Dnyanasadhana College & ors .. Respondents Mr.Mihir Desai for Petitioner Mr. M.S.Lagu i/b Mr.R.S.Apte for Respondent no.1 Mr.R.A.Rodrigues with Mr.M.V.Phadnis for Respondent no. 2 Ms.S.S.Bhende,Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent no.3 WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3625 OF 1999 WRIT PETITION NO. 3625 OF 1999 WRIT PETITION NO. 3625 OF 1999 Miss Sangeeta Satyendra Durve .. Petitioner vs The Principal of Dnyanasadhana College & ors .. Respondents Mr.Mihir Desai for Petitioner Mr.M.S.Lagu i/b Mr.R.S.Apte for Respondent no.1 Mr.R.A.Rodrigues with Mr.B.V.Phadnis for Respondent no. 2. WITH WITH WITH WRIT PETITION NO.3644 OF 1999 WRIT PETITION NO.3644 OF 1999 WRIT PETITION NO.3644 OF 1999 Mrs Smita Chandrashekar Shevede .. Petitioner vs The Principal, of Dnynasadhana College & ors .. Respondents 2 Mr.Mihir Desai for Petitioner Mr.M.S.Lagu i.b Mr.R.S.Apte for Respondent no.1 Ms. S.S.Bhende, Assistant Government Pleader for Respondent no.3 CORAM CORAM CORAM : : : S.B.MHASE S.B.MHASE S.B.MHASE AND AND AND D.G.KARNIK, D.G.KARNIK, D.G.KARNIK, JJ JJ JJ DATED DATED DATED : 8th February, 2006 : 8th February, 2006 : 8th February, 2006 P.C. 1. Learned counsel for the parties in these petitions state that the facts in the case are similar except for some change in the dates of appointments. However, all the petitioners have put in more than 10 years of service. 2. Learned counsel for the appearing parties state that the matter is covered by the decision of the Division Bench of this Court dated 24th September, 2001 rendered in a group of petitions bearing Writ Petition No.850 of 1995 (Ms. Sunita Shailaja vs Principal Ramnarain Ruia College & ors) and other connected Writ Petitions namely Writ Petition No.851, 852, 853 of 1995 and 754 of 2000. Learned counsel for the parties further state that the present petitions may be disposed for on identical terms. We accordingly pass the following order: " The respondent no. 2 College 3 shall complete the process of dereserving the posts in question within a period of three months from today. UpPon dereservation of the said post, the appointment shall be made as per the guidelines provided in Circular dated 17th July, 1996 of the respondents within a period of three months thereafter." Petitions are disposed of accordingly. (D.G. (D.G. (D.G. KARNIK, J) KARNIK, J) KARNIK, J) (S.B.MHASE, (S.B.MHASE, (S.B.MHASE, J) J) J)