-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2460 OF 2009 Vilas Vasant Sawant ... Petitioner vs. State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents Mr. N.V. Bandiwadekar for the petitioner. Smt. S.S. Bhende, AGP, for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Mr. Rahul Walvekar for respondent Nos. 3 and 4. CORAM: P.B. MAJMUDAR & R.G. KETKAR, JJ. DATE: APRIL 28, 2010. P.C. By way of this petition the petitioner has, in substance, challenged his termination order on various grounds including the ground that his initial appointment should have been for three years and not for one year and, therefore, he should be allowed to serve for three years. This dispute can be raised before the School Tribunal under Section 9 of the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1977. Under sub-clause (a) of Section 9 (1) of the Act, the Tribunal can even decide the dispute where the services of the employees are otherwise terminated. Accordingly, the petitioner is permitted to approach the Tribunal by filing an appropriate appeal, latest by 15th June, 2010. If such application is preferred by the petitioner by 15th June, 2010, the Tribunal shall decide the same in -2- accordance with law on merits, without considering the question of limitation. However, this direction will be applicable provided the petitioner prefers such appeal before 15th June,2010. All contentions of both the sides are kept open and this Court has not expressed any opinion about the rival claims of the parties. 2. Subject to what is stated above, this writ petition is disposed of. P. B. MAJMUDAR, J. R.G. KETKAR, J.