1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6642 OF 2010 Kureshiya Shikshan Sanstha Usmannagar, Tq. Kandhar, District Nanded, through its Secretary, Yasin s/o Fakirsaheb Admankar, Age 46 years, Occ. Secretary, R/o At Post Akhada Balapur, Tq. Kalamnuri, District Nanded. ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. 2. The Director of Education (Secondary & Higher Secondary) Maharashtra State, Central Building, Pune - 1. 3. The Regional Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Hingoli. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Dr. Shrikant K. Patil, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 27th July, 2010 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. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide the pending proposal of the petitioner, dated 20.5.2008, seeking permission to open a higher secondary school, in Urdu medium at Akhada Balapur, Taluka Kalamnuri, District Hingoli. Since the said proposal is said to be pending, we are inclined to allow this petition and accordingly, allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)