:1: IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1710 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1710 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1710 OF 2009 Shri Basweshwar Education Society Solapur & Anr. ..Petitioners versus Kalshetti Vidhyadhar Chandrakant & Ors. ..Respondents AND AND AND WRIT PETITION NO. 1711 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1711 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1711 OF 2009 Shri Basweshwar Education Society Solapur & Anr. ..Petitioners versus Khamitkar Devidas Sadanand & Ors. ..Respondents AND AND AND WRIT PETITION NO. 1712 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1712 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1712 OF 2009 Shri Basweshwar Education Society Solapur & Anr. ..Petitioners versus Mujawar Javeed Mohd. Hanif & Ors. ..Respondents AND AND AND WRIT PETITION NO. 1713 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1713 OF 2009 WRIT PETITION NO. 1713 OF 2009 Shri Basweshwar Education Society Solapur & Anr. ..Petitioners versus Bandgar Namdev Danyanoba & Ors. ..Respondents :2: Mr. S. G. Kudle for the Petitioners. Mr. A. M. Joshi for the Respondent No. 1. Mr. S. N. Patil, AGP, for the Respondent Nos. 2 & 3. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. CORAM : S. A. BOBDE, J. DATE : 17TH FEBRUARY, 2009 DATE : 17TH FEBRUARY, 2009 DATE : 17TH FEBRUARY, 2009 P.C. P.C. P.C. . Rule in all the petitions, returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. After hearing the matters for some time, it is clear that the respondent No. 1 in all the petitions ought not to have approached the Grievance Committee in respect of their alleged termination. The Respondent No.1 in all the petitions were bound to have approached the School Tribunal after amendment to Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Regulation Act, 1971, which was brought into force on 30.4.2007, providing for an appeal to the School Tribunal against an order of termination of Shiksan Sevaks. Admittedly, the services of the respondent No.1 in all the petitions came to an end on 15.6.2007. The :3: only remedy that was available to the respondent No.1 in all the petitions was to approach the School Tribunal. 3. Hence, the impugned orders in all the petitions are set aside as having been made without jurisdiction. The respondent No. 1 in all the petitions may file appeals before the School Tribunal. The petitioners shall not object to the tenability of such appeals on the ground of limitation. The Tribunal to decide such appeals, within a period of six months from the date of filing the Appeals by the respondent No. 1 in all the petitions. All questions are left open. Rule made absolute in the above terms in all the petitions. (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.) (S. A. BOBDE, J.)