IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1209 OF 1999 The Honorary Secretary, Hindi Vidya Prachar Samiti ..... Petitioner V/s. The Superintendent, Aided School and Ors. ..... Respondents Mr.A.G.Kothari, for the petitioners. Mr.K.N.Gaikwad, for the respondent-Corporation. Ms.Sindha Shreedharan, A.G.P., for the State. CORAM : P.B.MAJMUDAR & R.M.SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 16TH APRIL, 2009. P.C. 1. By way of this petition, the petitioner who is claiming to be minority institution, has prayed that the said institution is entitled to appoint their own Principal in view of the minority status. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the Petitioner has applied to the State Government for conferring the status of minority institution. If that be so, we direct the State Government now to take appropriate decision on the application of the petitioner regarding giving benefit of minority status to the petitioner-institution. The concerned Department of the State Government who is in-charge of deciding minority status, is directed to take appropriate decision in connection with the application of the petitioner-institution latest within a 2 period of four weeks from today and such decision may be communicated to the petitioners without further delay. In case, the decision of the State Government is against the petitioner, it will be open to the petitioner to challenge the same in accordance with law. Interim relief granted earlier, shall continue to operate till the Government decides the application of the petitioner and two weeks thereafter in case such decision is adverse to the petitioner from the date of communication to the petitioner. In case the petitioner has not applied to the State Government, the petitioner shall apply within two weeks from today. Subject to what is stated hereinabove, the petition is disposed of. Rule discharged. ( R.M.SAVANT, J. ) ( P.B.MAJMUDAR, J. )