1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4292 OF 2010 Vatsalya Bahuuddeshiya Sevabhavi Sanstha, Osmanabad, Through its Secretary, Sharda Balasaheb Deshmukh, Age 62 years, Occu.Household, R/o Ghatnandur, Taluka Ambejogai, District Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Registrar, Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad ..RESPONDENTS Mr.M.P.Tripathi, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.K.Tambe, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondent No.1 Mr.K.M.Suryawanshi, Advocate for respondent No.2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 6th May 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER S.V.GANGAPURWALA, 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 2. We have heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner, learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent No.1 and Mr.Suryawanshi, learned Counsel for respondent No.2 3. The petitioner in the present petition has made a limited prayer seeking directions to respondent No.1 to consider and decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner for grant of permission to open M.S.W. College at Osmanabad. 4. In view of the fact that the petitioner has made a limited prayer, we allow this petition and direct the respondent No.1 to decide the said proposal, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from today and we further direct the respondent No.2 to communicate the decision to the petitioner. 5. Rule is made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/4292.10wp)