1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MUMBAI CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9671 OF 2009 Hanuman Shikshan Prasarak Mandal & Anr. .. Petitioners. Vs. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr.Sandesh Patil i/b Mr.Prashant Jadhav for the petitioners. Mr.A.D.Kango A.G.P. for respondent no.1. CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE, J. DATED : 19TH NOVEMBER, 2009 P.C. . Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. This petition is directed against the order passed by the Director, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Maharsahtra State, Pune dated 28.10.2009 under section 3(1) of the Maharashtra Educational Institution (Management) Act, 1976 (for short “the Act”). Under sub-section (4) of section 3 a remedy of appeal is provided against the order passed under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act. In view thereof Mr.Patil, learned counsel for the petitioners prays for withdrawal of this writ petition with liberty to the petitioners to file appeal before the State Government. He prays for ten days protection to the petitioners to enable them to file appeal and seek appropriate relief therein. 2 3. The writ petition is disposed of as withdrawn with liberty as prayed. The parties are directed to maintain status quo for a period of ten days to enable the petitioners to file the appeal before the State Government. While passing the order of status quo I shall not be understood to have examined merits of the case and the concerned authority shall decide the appeal and/or prayer for interim relief in accordance with law. With these observations the writ petition is disposed. (D. B. Bhosale, J.)