1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2287 OF 2010 Sant Pundlik Shaikshanik Pratisthan } Somthana, Tq . Naigaon,Dist. Nanded } Through its President. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through its Secretary } School Education Department } Govt. of Maharashtra } Mantralaya, Mumbai } 2. The Director of Education } Maharashtra State, Pune. } 3. The Dy. Director of Education } Latur region, Latur. } 4. The Education Officer (Primary) } Zilla Parishad, Nanded. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. A.V.Patil (Indrale), Advocate for Petitioner. Mr. S.V.Kurundkar, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 19/03/2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. We have heard Mr. A.V.Patil (Indrale), Advocate for Petitioner and Mr. S.V.Kurundkar, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of writ directing the respondents to accord permission to the petitioner for opening a new Marathi medium school at Somthana, Tq. Naigaon, Dist. Nanded pursuant to the proposal submitted by the petitioner on 12/5/2008. 3. Undisputedly, the said proposal is pending consideration with the respondents – authorities and in the light of that fact, according to us, the interest of justice would be sub served by directing the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within the stipulated period. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within the period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute in the above terms with no 3 order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 2287.10 ( J )