1 IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO.689 OF 2008 PETITION NO.689 OF 2008 PETITION NO.689 OF 2008 Mr.Rajesh Shaligram Pathak : Petitioner versus Deputy Director of Education & ors. : Respondents. Mr.M.M.Vashi for the petitioner Mr.R.S.Apte i/by Mr.A.A.Garge for the petitioner Mr.V.S.Masurkar, Government Pleader, for the State. Mr.Vaibhav Patankar for Respondent No.5. CORAM CORAM CORAM : BILAL NAZKI & : BILAL NAZKI & : BILAL NAZKI & S.S.SHINDE, S.S.SHINDE, S.S.SHINDE, JJ., JJ., JJ., DATED DATED DATED : JUNE 24, 2008. : JUNE 24, 2008. : JUNE 24, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C. 1. The grievance of the petitioner is that he was entitled to senior scale as he was already working against the said post. But Respondent No.4, who is the President of the society, appointed his son to that post and this was approved by the official 2 respondents. 2. By consent of all the counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the Respondent Nos.1,2,3,4 and 5, we direct that the grievance of the petitioner be considered by the Educational Officer and he may reconsider granting approval to the appointment of Respondent No.5 as a teacher and come to a conclusion whether the senior scale should have been given to Respondent No.5 or to the petitioner. He may pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of three weeks. [BILAL [BILAL [BILAL NAZKI, J] NAZKI, J] NAZKI, J] [S.S.SHINDE, [S.S.SHINDE, [S.S.SHINDE, J] J] J]