1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2615 OF 2010 Vandana d/o. Shivaji Panchal, Age 21 yrs., Occu. Student, R/o. Karegaon, Tq. Dharmabad, Dist. Nanded. ....Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Maharahstra Through the Secretary Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded. 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Latur Division, Latur. ....Respondents. Mr. U.B. Bilolikar, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. S.K. Tambe, AGP for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND A.A.SAYED, JJ. DATED : 21st October, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2. Facts in the present case are identical with the facts in Writ Petition No. 4264/2009. This Court vide order dated 15th January 2010 in the said petition has allowed the petition. The petition is, therefore, allowed in following terms. 2 3. The respondent No. 2 is directed to consider the request of the petitioner for correction of the school record of the petitioner by following procedure prescribed by the Government Resolution No. GAC-1083/89/SE-2, dated 16th of March 1983 read with Appendix Six of the Secondary Schools Code. Subject to grant of sanction by the appropriate authority, the school record of the petitioner may be corrected in accordance with the said provisions. The proposal be submitted to the appropriate authority for grant of sanction, within four weeks from today. On receipt of the said proposal, the appropriate authority shall decide the same as expeditiously as possible and in any case, not later than eight weeks from its receipt, on its own merits, in accordance with law. The appropriate authority to afford opportunity of hearing to the petitioner. In the event, an adverse order is passed against the petitioner, the authority shall record reasons therefor. 4. It is made clear that all questions whether in respect of request for sanction or for carrying out amendment in the school record, will have to be decided on its own merit in accordance with law. Rule is made absolute on the terms indicated above. [ A. A. SAYED ] [ B. R. GAVAI ] Judge Judge ssc/wp2615.10