1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 907 OF 2009 Arun Karbhari Amrao ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents ..... Mr. G.N. Chincholkar, appointed as amicus curiae Mr. G.D. Godbharle, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 and 3 Mr. K.M. Suryawanshi, advocate for respondent University ..... CORAM: A.M. KHANWILKAR & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATED: 1ST FEBRUARY, 2010 PER COURT:- 1 Heard counsel for the University as well as learned amicus curiae. Perused the documents on record. 2. Counsel for the University has placed before us a communication dated 27.1.2010 issued under the signature of in charge Director, Department of Management Science of the University addressed to Deputy Registrar (P.G. Section) of the University, which unambiguously states that there is no external facility at the 2 Department of Management Science or any other college affiliated to the University. It further states that the M.B.A. can be done as a regular student (Day Course) or MBA (Part-time, evening Classes) or Executive MBA (evening classes). In other words, there is no course available with the Department of Management Science which can be pursued externally or by distance learning process. The other option available to the petitioner as suggested in this communication is that he can take admission in Open University for distance Education Course such as Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University. In such University, the petitioner and similarly placed persons may get scholarship of fees remission from Government of Maharashtra or Government of India. Suffice it to observe that no direction can be issued in the present petition. Petition disposed of accordingly. 3 Copy of this order be forwarded to the petitioner through the Superintendent of Central Prison Aurangabad. 4 We highly appreciate the assistance rendered by advocate Mr. G.N. Chincholkar, as amicus curiae to espouse the cause of the petitioner. ( S. S. SHINDE. J.) (A. M. KHANWILKAR, J.) rlj/ 3