1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6353 OF 2010 Alfa Social and Educational Foundation Datrangimala, Baug Roza Hudco, Near Delhi Gate Ahmednagar, District Ahmednagar, Through its Secretary, Rehan Shafi Ahmed Kazi, Age : 33 Years, Occu. : Business, R/o Ahmednagar, Dist. Ahmednagar. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary, Secondary Education Department, Mantralaya Mumbai. 2. The Deputy Director of Education, Pune Division, Pune. .. Respondents Shri N. D. Sonwane, Advocate h/f Shri V. D. Hon, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. A. V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 19TH JULY, 2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P. V. HARDAS, J.) . At the outset Shri Sonwane, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to delete the respondent No. 3/Education Officer (Primary), as no relief is claimed against respondent No. 3. The deletion is permitted at the risk of the petitioner. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. According to the petitioner, the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.05.2008 is pending consideration with the respondents. The petitioner had submitted the aforesaid proposal seeking permission to open a primary school in marathi medium at village Bhalawani, Tq. Parner, District Ahmednagar. As stated by us above, according to the petitioner the aforesaid proposal is still pending. 4. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.05.2008, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of 3 two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/July 10