1 wp8196-09.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8196/2009 Shri Shiv Chatrapati Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Shelgaon [Mahavishnu] Tq.Sonpeth Through its Chairman .. Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ... Respondents .... Mr.S.K.Shinde,Adv.for petitioner. Mr.D.R.Korde,AGP for respondent-State. ... CORAM : NARESH H.PATIL AND T.V.NALAWADE, JJ. DATE : 22nd NOVEMBER ,2011 ORAL ORDER 1] Heard. 2] The petitioner filed a proposal for starting the Womens senior 2 wp8196-09.odt college for the year 2009-10. The petitioner's contention is that as the said proposal forwarded for consideration by S.N.D.T. Womens University to the State is still pending, the present writ petition is filed for seeking directions. 3] Respondent nos. 1 and 2 filed affidavit in reply. In para 6, the deponent stated as under : “6] The Deponent respectfully say and submit that as per Section 82(5) para 1 of Universities Act, 1994, “The State Government has discretion to grant permission to such institutions as it may consider right and proper, taking into account the State Government’s budgetary resources, the suitability of the management seeking permission to open new institutions and the State level priorities with regard to location of 3 wp8196-09.odt institutions of higher learning.” After considering above facts and recommendations to Task Force Committee the Government has rejected the proposal of the petitioner.” 4] The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that so far petitioner has not received any communication or order of rejection of the petitioner's proposal. 5] In case, the petitioner has not been forwarded with the decision of the State in respect of the proposal, we direct the State Government to communicate its decision to the petitioner through the University within three months from the date of receipt of this order. With these directions, Writ Petition is disposed of. (T.V.NALAWADE, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL,J.) umg/wp8196-09