1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.8681 OF 2005 Shetkari Shikshan Sanstha .. Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr.D.K. Ghaisas for the petitioner. Mr.V.P. Malvankar, AGP for respondent No.1. Mr.R.A. Rodrigues for respondent No.2. CORAM : R.M. LODHA & NARESH H. PATIL, JJ. DATED : 8TH AUGUST, 2006. P.C. : The grievance raised in the writ petition concerns grant of permission to the petitioner to open a new senior college at Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai for which an application was made by the petitioner on October 25, 2004 for the academic year 2006-2007. 2. Mr.V.P. Malvankar, AGP submits that the decision on the application dated October 25, 2004 made by the petitioner for opening new senior school at Ghansoli shall be taken by the State Government positively within two weeks from today. He further submits that the decision will be taken in accordance with the guide-lines and the relevant provisions of the Maharashtra University Act, 1994. 2 3. We accept the statement of the AGP and dispose of the writ petition by following order : i) The respondent No.1 shall take decision on the application dated October 25, 2004 (Exhibit - I) made by the petitioner for permission to open a new senior college at Ghansoli, Navi Mumbai for the academic year 2006-2007 as early as possible and in no case later than two weeks from today. ii) The petitioner shall be at liberty to approach this Court again if the order of the State Government is adverse to the petitioner. 4. The writ petition stands disposed of. (R.M. LODHA, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.)