1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5006 OF 2010 Shree Shivsamarath Pratisthan, Jamsamarath, Tq. Ghansawangi, Dist. Jalna, through its President, Ram S/o Sonaji Deokar, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Bhawaninagar, Jalna, Tq. & Dist. Jalna. .. .. 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 Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. .. .. Respondents Shri S. S. Deogude, Advocate h/f Shri D. J. Choudhari, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. 2 CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 09TH JUNE, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : 01. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 02. At the outset, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to delete Education Officer (Primary) i. e. respondent No. 4 as no relief is claimed against respondent No. 4. Leave granted at the risk of the petitioner. 03. According to the petitioner, the petitioner has submitted a proposal for opening of new school. The petitioner contends that the said proposal is pending consideration with the respondents and has not been decided. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition to the limited extent of directing the respondents to decide the proposal, if pending, in accordance with law. 3 04. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 05. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/June 10