1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET No. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 5929/2006 (Arun Babarao Raut VERSUS State of Maharashtra thro. Secretary, School Education & others) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- Mr. P.C. Madkholkar, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N.S. Khubalkar, Assistant Government Pleader for the R-1 to 3. CORAM : D.D.SINHA AND SMT. VASANTI A. NAIK, JJ. DATE : JANUARY 07, 2008. Heard. The counsel for the petitioner states that the grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is in respect of disparity of pay-scales made applicable to the Assistant Masters working in the Government D.Ed. Colleges and Assistant Masters working in Private D.Ed. Colleges. It is submitted that those who are working in the Government D.Ed. Colleges are given the Pay-Scale of 5500-9000, whereas for those serving in the Private D.Ed. Colleges, the Pay-Scale of 7225-11050 is given. It is contended that the disparity is apparent, and therefore, such disparity cannot be sustained in law, particularly when the pay-scales prescribed by the National Council of Teacher Education is one and the same for both. The learned Assistant Government Pleader, on the other hand, states that the decision in respect 2 of the issue is required to be taken by the State Government and not by the Deputy Director of Education to whom the representation was made by the petitioner. The Assistant Government Pleader has submitted that the petitioner had made a representation in respect of redressal of his grievance to Deputy Director of Education, Amravati Division, Amravati and the Deputy Director of Education vide his order dated 21.08.2006 has declared that he has no jurisdiction to take a decision in respect of the issue in question. Considered the contentions canvassed by the respective counsel. It is, no doubt, true that there is a disparity in pay-scales given to the Assistant Masters working in Government D.Ed. Colleges as well as private D.Ed. Colleges and since we are permitting the petitioner to make a representation for redressal of his grievance in this regard to the Chief Secretary, State of Maharashtra. We do not want to express anything one way or the other on merits and leave it to the Chief Secretary to consider this aspect and take a decision according to law. With these observations, the writ petition is disposed of with liberty to petitioner to make a representation within 15 days from today to the Chief Secretary, State of Maharashtra for redressal of his grievance referred to hereinabove. If such 3 representation is received, we direct the Chief Secretary, State of Maharashtra to take a decision on its own merit according to law as early as possible and in any case not beyond the period of 10 weeks from the date of receipt of the said representation. JUDGE JUDGE APTE