1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4880 OF 2010 Shri Guru Rachoti Shivacharya Bahu- uddeshiya Sanstha, Udgir, Tq. Udgir, Dist. Latur, Through its Secretary ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32 2. The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr R.D. Biradar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr K.J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for respondent no.1 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.5766 OF 2010 Shri Guru Rachoti Shivacharya Bahu- uddeshiya Sanstha, Udgir, Tq. Udgir, Dist. Latur, Through its Secretary ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Principal Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32 2 2. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr R.D. Biradar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr K.J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 2nd July, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V. HARDAS , J ] Since the relief prayed for in both these petitions is similar, we issue Rule in both these petitions making it returnable forthwith with the consent of learned Counsel for the parties and decide these petitions finally by this judgment. 2. The limited grievance of the petitioners in both these petitions is that the proposals submitted by the petitioners in May, 2008 for permission to open a new school are pending consideration with the respondents. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow these petitions. We accordingly allow these petitions and direct the respondents to decide the proposals of the petitioners, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 3 3. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( N.D. DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp4880.10