1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 8557 OF 2009 Jai Tulja Bhawani Bahuuddeshiya } Samajik Sanstha, Pathrul } Tq. Bhoom, District : Osmanabad } Through its Secretary } Kakasaheb Arjunrao Ranjwan } Age : 31 Years, Occ. Agriculture, } R/o : Rameshwar D.Ed. College, } Tapneshwar Road, Jamkhed, } Tq. Jamkhed, Dist.: Ahmednagar. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through the Secretary, } Medical & Drugs Department } Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. } 2. The Maharashtra Nursing Council } E.S.I.S. Hospital Compound, } Nurses Hostel, IInd Floor, } L.B.S. Marg, Mulund (W), } Mumbai – 400 080. } .... RESPONDENTS Mr. V.D.Hon, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 29/04/2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks direction against respondent no. 2 to decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner on 26/9/2008. 3. The respondent had submitted the proposal for opening GNM course as new Institution of Nursing at Osmanabad. The said proposal is kept in abeyance and no decision has been taken on the said proposal as yet. 4. In view of the fact that the said proposal is still pending, we direct the respondents to decide the said proposal, in accordance with law, on its own merits, within period of four weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 8557.09 ( J ) 3