1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICMTURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Writ Petition No. 5281 of 2008 Amrapali v. State of Maharashtra and ors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Mr A.S. Jibhkate, Adv for petitioner Ms Indira Bodade, AGP for respdts 1 to 4. Coram : D.D. Sinha and A.P. Bhangale, JJ Dated : 14th January 2009 1. Heard Mr A.S. Jibhkate, learned counsel for the petitioner. Grievance of the petitioner is in respect of the order dated 28.5.2008 issued by the State Government whereby permission is granted to respondent no. 5 Sanstha to shift secondary school i.e. Mahatma Jyotiba Fule Vidyalaya from Gunjepar, Tahsil Lakhandur, District Bhandara to Nerodi (Karanchkheda), Tahsil and District Bhandara. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that Nerodi where the said secondary school is transferred is only 2.06 kms from the school run by the petitioner at village Matora and, therefore, there is 2 likelihood of unhealthy competition between the two schools. It is further contended that merely because there is reduction of strength of students, this cannot be the ground for transferring the school from one place to another. It is further contended that there are other irregularities which are not considered by the State Government while issuing the impugned order of transfer. 2. In the backdrop of the above-referred facts, we are of the view that it will be appropriate for the petitioner to make representation to the State Government against the impugned order of transfer within a period of fifteen days. If such representation is made, we direct the State Government to decide the same on its own merit in accordance with law by following the principles of natural justice as early as possible, in any case, not beyond the period of four weeks from the date of receipt of representation. Issues raised in this petition are kept open. Judge. Judge. hsj