1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5590 OF 2010 Rajshri Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj Sevabhavi Sanstha, Through its Secretary, Kolhe Bapurao Raosaheb, Age : 27 years, Occ.Social Work, R/o Umra, Tq. Pathri, Dist. Parbhani ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Parbhani ..RESPONDENTS Mr G.O. Wattamwar, Advocate holding for Mr S.G. Rudrawar for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5592 OF 2010 2 Shri Ramdut Sevabhavi Sanstha, Bhajan Galli, Parbhani, Through its President, Rajkumar Tukaram Surwase Age : 37 years, Occ. Business, R/o Bhajan Galli, Parbhani, Tq. & District Parbhani ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Parbhani ..RESPONDENTS Mr G.O. Wattamwar, Advocate holding for Mr S.G. Rudrawar for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5598 OF 2010 3 Minyasahab Shikshanik And Sevabhavi Sanstha Bori, tq. & Dist. Latur, Through its President, Sagare A. Jabbar A. Gafur, Age : 53 years, Occ. Social Work, R/o Bori, Tq. & Dist. Latur ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Latur 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Osmanabad ..RESPONDENTS Mr G.O. Wattamwar, Advocate holding for Mr S.G. Rudrawar for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5604 OF 2010 Shri Pandurang Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Through its Secretary Ramkrisna Dattatray Lokhare Age : 65 years, Occ.Agri., R/o Jagalpur (b), tq. Jalkot, Dist. Latur ..PETITIONER 4 VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Latur 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr G.O. Wattamwar, Advocate holding for Mr S.G. Rudrawar for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 28th June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V. HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. Since the relief prayed for by the petitioners in these petitions is similar, we deem it appropriate to decide these writ petitions finally at this stage by this common judgment. 5 3. The petitioners claim that they had submitted proposals to the respondents for permission to open new schools. However, the said proposals are pending with the respondents and have not been decided. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioners have prayed for in these petitions, we deem it appropriate to decide these petitions at this stage. 4. We accordingly allow these petitions and direct the respondents to decide the proposals submitted by the petitioners, if pending, in accordance with law and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( N.D. DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp5590.10