1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6135 OF 2010 Shantiniketan Shevabhavi Sanstha, Gangakhed, through it's President, Suresh s/o Babarao Chilgar, Age : 30 yrs., Occu. Social Worker & Agriculturist, R/o Thakur Colony, Tq. Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through it's Secretary, Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director Education, Maharashtra State, Pune, Fort, Mumbai - 1 ..RESPONDENTS Mr I.D. Maniyar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the respondents. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 14th July, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V. HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2 2. The petitioner, it appears, has submitted a proposal seeking permission to start a new school. The proposal was submitted some time in May, 2008 and according to the petitioner the said proposal is pending consideration with the respondents. 3. In the light of the fact that the said proposal is pending, we are inclined to allow this petition and accordingly we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( N.D. DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp6135.10