1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.693 OF 2006 ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D.SINHA AND R.V. MORE, JJ. DATED : DECEMBER 15, 2006 Heard Shri Parchure, learned Counsel for the petitioners, and Shri Khubalkar, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent nos. 1 and 2. In the present petition, the petitioners are basically seeking direction to the State Government to decide claim of the petitioner Institution for conferment of minority status (religious). Shri Khubalkar, learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instructions, states that proposal of the petitioners for conferment of minority status (religious) shall be decided according to law and procedure applicable in this regard within a 2 period of four months. Shri Parchure, learned Counsel for the petitioners, states that proposal of petitioners is pending with the State Government since last three years and, therefore, direction may be issued to the State Government to decide the same within a stipulated period. In the circumstances, State Government ought to have considered and concluded eligibility regarding conferment of minority status to the petitioner Institution. However, we direct the State Government to do so within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. In the meantime, admissions granted to the students in the petitioner No.2 College in view of interim order passed by this Court need not be disturbed till the order is passed by the State Government. With these directions, the petition is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE khj