1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.5819 OF 2010. (Rajendra V. Tidke Vs. State of Maharashtra and others) __________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. CORAM: B.P. DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATE: NOVEMBER 21, 2011. Heard Shri A.D. Mohgaonkar, Adv. for the petitioner, Shri N.S. Khubhalkar, AGP for respondent Nos.1 to 3, Shri Shrikant Deo, Advo. for respondent No.4 and Shri A.S. Chandurkar, Adv. for respondent No.5. Challenge in this petition is to the order dated 09.06.2009 granting approval to the appointment of respondent No.5 from 26.06.1991 to 23.06.1996 and another order dated 23.07.2010 holding that respondent No.5 is senior to the petitioner. Consequential direction was issued on 09.06.2009 to appoint respondent No.5 as Head Master, whose seniority is also questioned. During hearing we find that treating petitioner is senior to respondent No.5, the 2 Management has promoted him as Head Master on 28.06.2010. This order of promotion 28.06.2010 has been questioned by respondent No.5 before School Tribunal. The School Tribunal is competent to look into the grievance of petitioner that approval given to the appointment of respondent No.5 is on the strength of fabricated documents and respondent No.5 is not senior to him. The orders which are questioned before this Court by petitioner cannot come in the way of School Tribunal in deciding that controversy. Hence, we find substance in the contention of respondent Nos.1 to 3 and 5 that the grievance of petitioner can be examined by the School Tribunal. We direct the School Tribunal to decide the appeal pending before the School Tribunal as early as possible and in any case within period of six months from today. Till then status quo in relation to the position of petitioner as on today shall be maintained. With this direction, the writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE NSN