1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 3400 OF 1994 Ahmednagar Yatimkhana and boarding Bahasti-Masjid, Muncipal Road, Ahmednagar, through its Secretary Sk. Omer S/o Abdul Kadar. .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Govt. Pleader High Court, Bench at Aurangabad. 2. Secretary Primary & Secondary Education, Maharashtra State, Mantralaya, Bombay – 32. 3. Director of Education Maharashtra State, Central Bldg. Pune. 4. Parishad Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. S.K.Shelke, Advocate for petitioner. Mrs.R.K.Ladda, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 21/6/2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER - B.R. GAVAI, J. ] 1. The petitioner has filed the present petition for issuance of writ of mandamus directing the respondents to consider the proposal of the petitioner dated 7/5/1993 for grant of approval to start school from 1994. The petitioner had also sought interim injunction restraining the authorities from interfering in the running of the school from 8th and other standards, which was also granted by this Court. 2. In pursuance to the interim orders passed, the school is running continuously from the year 1994 and now by passage of time, it has also been granted 100 % grant-in-aid from the year 2006. In that view of the matter, the interim order has served the purpose of the petitioner. 3. Since the petitioner’s school is running for almost last 16 years, the authorities will consider the issue regarding grant of permanent approval to the school run by the petitioner. 4. In that view of the matter, the petition is disposed of. Rule is discharged. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] [ B.R. GAVAI ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 3400.94