1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3950 OF 2009 Trimurti Pavan Pratishthan Registered Educational Public Trust, Through it's Honorary Secretary Shri Sahebrao Haribhau Ghadge-Patil, Age 55 years, Occu. Honorary Secretary of Trimurti Pavan Pratishthan, Newasa-Phata, R/o Newasa Phata, Dist. Ahmednagar ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through - The Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department, Govt. of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 2. The University of Pune Ganeshkhind, Pune-07 Through its Registrar ..RESPONDENTS Mrs A.S. Rasal, Advocate holding for Mr H.S. Bali for the petitioner; Mr S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for respondent no.1; Mr A.R. Joshi,Advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 25th September 2009 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. This petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 25.10.2008 for opening a new Senior College at Dhorjalgaon, Taluka Newasa, District Ahmednagar. Undisputedly the aforesaid proposal is pending consideration with respondent no.1 since the date of its submission. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioner has sought for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 3. We have heard Mrs A.S. Rasal, learned Counsel for the petitioner; Mr S.V. Kurundkar, learned Addl.G.P. for respondent no.1 and Mr A.R. Joshi, learned Counsel on behalf of respondent no.2. In the light of the pendency of the proposal, we are inclined to allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the said proposal. 3 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is allowed and the respondents are directed to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within four months from today and in any case not later than 31.1.2010 and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. 6. Copy of this judgment duly authenticated be provided to the learned Counsel for the parties to act upon. ( A.V. POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp3950.09 4