1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4339 OF 2010 Digvijay Prasarak mandal Garkheda Parisad, Aurangabad Through its Secretary, Shri Dilip Shivappa Mirajgave, Age 44 years, Occu.Business, R/o 12, Bhushannagar, Garkheda Parisar, Aurangabad ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Dy.Director of Education, Aurangabad, Region Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Dist.Aurangabad ..RESPONDENTS Mr.S.G.Rudrawar, Advocate for petitioner Mr.N.B.Khandare, Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 WRIT PETITION NO.4349 OF 2010 Renuka Charitable Trust, Through its President, Shri Madhavrao Hanmantrao Patil, Age Major, Occu.Social Work, R/o Laxmi Colony, Ausa Road, Latur, Tq. and Dist.Latur ..PETITIONER 2 VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Dy.Director of Education, Latur, Region Latur 4. The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Dist.Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr.S.G.Rudrawar, Advocate for petitioner Mr.K.G.Patil, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 WRIT PETITION NO.4350 OF 2010 Swami Vivekanand Sevabhavi Sanstha, Hisamnagar, Taluka Devani, Dist.Latur, Through its Secretary, Shri Udhav Manikrao Tawade, Age 38 years, Occu.Service, R/o Hisamnagar, Taluka Devani, District Latur ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3 3. The Dy.Director of Education, Latur, Region Latur 4. The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Dist.Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr.S.G.Rudrawar, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.K.Kadam, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 WRIT PETITION NO.4351 OF 2010 Renuka Charitable Trust, Through its President, Shri Madhavrao Hanmantrao Patil, Age Major, Occu.Social Work, R/o Laxmi Colony, Ausa Road, Latur, Tq. and District Latur ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Dy.Director of Education, Latur, Region Latur 4. The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, District Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr.S.G.Rudrawar, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.V.Kurundkar, Addl.Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 6th May, 2010 4 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V. HARDAS , J ] At the outset, Mr.Rudrawar, learned Counsel for the petitioners state that leave may be granted to the petitioners for deleting respondent - Education Officer (Primary). Leave granted at the risk of the petitioners. Amendment to be carried out forthwith. 2. By these petitions the petitioners pray for issuance of a writ for directing the respondents to decide the proposals submitted by the petitioners for opening of new schools. According to the petitioners, the proposals which were submitted was for opening of Urdu primary school and English primary schools, which are said to be pending. In that light of the matter, therefore, we issue Rule making it returnable forthwith and decide these petitions finally at this stage with the consent of learned Counsel for the parties. 3. Since the proposals are pending, we allow these petitions and direct the respondents to decide the proposals, if pending, in accordance with law within a period of four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 5 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. Sd/- Sd/- ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE //Authentic copy// (A. M. Joshi), P.S. to Honourable Judge 6