1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2069 OF 2009 Manish Kumar Rai ...Petitioner Versus Union of India & Ors. ...Respondents Mr. Shyam Mehta i/by Mr. Satendra Kumar for the Petitioner Mr. Suresh Kumar with Mr. N.R. Prajapati for the Respondents. CORAM: J.N. PATEL AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATE: APRIL 19, 2010 P.C.:- Heard. 2. This petition has been filed by the petitioner for fixing his pay in the scale of Rs.9300-34800 and fixing his Grade Pay at Rs.4,200/- and granting all benefits of the said Grade Pay. 3. Earlier, the petitioner had filed Writ Petition No. 2775 of 2008, and this Court, by order dated 27th January, 2009, disposed of the petition, directing the respondents to examine the grievances 2 made in the petition, if necessary even hear the petitioner and pass the appropriate order within 8 weeks, pursuant to which, on 20th April, 2009, the respondents had passed a speaking order in compliance with the direction given by this Court in the said petition. 4. The petitioner is a Sailor in the Indian Navy, who is seeking fixation of his Grade Pay at Rs.4,200/- by keeping parity to the Chief Petty Officer. 5. This can be very well examined by the Tribunal constituted under the Armed Forces Tribunal Act, 2007, as the subject of this petition referred to “service matters” as defined in Section 3(o) of the said Act of 2007. We, therefore, transfer this petition under Section 34 of the said Act to the concerned Tribunal having jurisdiction over the matter. The Tribunal would decide the case on its own merits and in accordance with law. The Registrar (O.S. )/ Prothonotary & Senior Master of this Court to take appropriate steps in the matter, and under intimation to the petitioner, transfer the Writ Petition to the concerned Tribunal expeditiously. J.N. PATEL, J. A.P. BHANGALE, J.