1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4928 OF 2010 Dr. Bhanudas Dere Foundation, Sangamner, C/o Ganesh Nagar, Akole-Nashik Bypass Road, Sangamner, Tq. Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar, Through its Secretary, Dr. Bhanudas Genuji Dere, Age : 48 years, Occu.Social Service and Medical Practitioner, R/o Sangamner, Tq. Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar ..PETITIONER VERSUS All India Council for Technical Education, (A Statutory Body of Govt. of India) Western Region, Industrial Assurance Building, 2nd Floor, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020 Through its Regional Officer ..RESPONDENT Mr S.K. Shinde, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr Vivek Dhage, Advocate for the respondent. WITH WRIT PETITION NO.4931 OF 2010 2 Dr. Bhanudas Dere Foundation, Sangamner, C/o Ganesh Nagar, Akole-Nashik Bypass Road, Sangamner, Tq. Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar, Through its Secretary, Dr. Bhanudas Genuji Dere, Age : 48 years, Occu.Social Service and Medical Practitioner, R/o Sangamner, Tq. Sangamner, Dist. Ahmednagar ..PETITIONER VERSUS All India Council for Technical Education, (A Statutory Body of Govt. of India) Western Region, Industrial Assurance Building, 2nd Floor, Veer Nariman Road, Churchgate, Mumbai 400 020 Through its Regional Officer ..RESPONDENT Mr S.K. Shinde, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr Vivek Dhage, Advocate for the respondent. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 16th June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V. HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties these petitions, which pray for 3 similar relief, are being decided by this common judgment at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioners pray for issuance of a writ directing respondent no.1 to decide the application of the petitioner, dated 14.11.2008 for grant of Letter of Intent for starting M.B.A. College at Karhe, Tq. Sangamner, District Ahmednagar and the application of the petitioner dated 11.11.2008 for starting an Engineering College at Karhe, Taluka Sangamner, District Ahmednagar. 3. We need not dilate on the factual aspects of the case, as according to Shri Vivek Dhage, learned Counsel for the respondent the entire procedure has now been changed and the applications are required to be submitted on-line. Mr Shinde, learned Counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioners would submit their respective applications on-line to respondent no.1 within four weeks from today. Mr Dhage, learned Counsel for the respondent states that if the petitioners submit their applications on-line within four weeks from today, the respondent would decide the said applications and pass orders in accordance with law by the end of December, 2010. We accept the aforesaid statement as an undertaking to the Court. 4 4. In that light of the matter, therefore, we allow these petitions and make Rule absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( N.D. DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp4928.10