{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4942 OF 2009 Sphurti Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Jamb, Through its Secretary Bhagawat Bajirao Aghav R/o Jamb, Tq-Shirur (K) Dist-Beed PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Primary) (Deleted) Zilla Parishad, Beed RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.S.S.Thombre h/f Mr.A.D.Aghav, advocate for petitioner Mr.V.H.Dighe, AGP for respondents No.1 to 3. Respondent No.4 is deleted ....... [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, and A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE : 30th July 2009 {2} JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) : 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for directing the respondents to consider the proposal of the petitioner society for grant of permission to start a primary English medium school at Balepir, Tq & Dist-Beed. According to the petitioner, the aforesaid proposal has been submitted by him on 12th May 2008 and since then has remained pending and has not been decided by the respondents. 3. Since no relief has been claimed against respondent No.4, Mr.Thombre, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to delete name of respondent No.4. Leave granted. Deletion be carried out forthwith. In the light of limited relief, which the petitioner has sought for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at his stage. 4. We, therefore, allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.05.2008, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of writ of this Court and {3} communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/wp4942-09