1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3920 OF 2010 Shri Ganesh Shikshan Prasarak Mandal } Palam, Tq. Palam, Dist. Parbhani } Through its Secretary } Ganeshrao Yadavrao Rokade } Age : 56 Yrs., Occ. : Agriculture, } R/o : Rokade Galli, Palam, Tq. Palam, } Dist. : Parbhani. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through its Principal Secretary, } School Education & Sports } Department, Mantralaya, } Mumbai – 32. } 2. The Directorate of Education } Maharashtra State, } Pune. } .... RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3921 OF 2010 Shri Ganesh Shikshan Prasarak Mandal } Palam, Tq. Palam, Dist. Parbhani } Through its Secretary } Ganeshrao Yadavrao Rokade } Age : 56 Yrs., Occ. : Agriculture, } R/o : Rokade Galli, Palam, Tq. Palam, } Dist. : Parbhani. } .... PETITIONER 2 V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through its Principal Secretary, } School Education & Sports } Department, Mantralaya, } Mumbai – 32. } 2. The Directorate of Education } Maharashtra State, } Pune. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. P.D.Bachate, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. S.V.Kurundkar, Additional Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT: 29/04/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER – P.V.HARDAS, J. ] 1. Since in both these petitions, the grievance made by the petitioners is that the proposals submitted by the petitioners have not been decided, these petitions are decided by this common Judgment. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 3 3. The petitioners in both these petitions claim that the petitioners had submitted proposals for opening Primary and Secondary schools respectively in Marathi medium. According to the petitioners, the aforesaid proposals are pending decision. Mean while, the policy decision of the Govt. not to grant permission for opening Primary and Secondary schools in Marathi medium came to be challenged before the Devision Bench of this Court. The Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No. 3452 of 2010 – Asha Sevabhavi Sanstha V/s State of Maharashtra dated 8/4/2010 allowed those petitions and directed the Govt. to decide the proposal afresh, in accordance with law, by 31/5/2010. The learned Assistant Govt. Pleader states on instructions that the proposals of the petitioners would be decided, in accordance with the directives issued by the Division Bench of this Court by 31/5/2010. 4. We accordingly accept the statement made by the learned Assistant Govt. Pleader and make the Rule absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 3920.........10 ( J ) 4