1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6278 OF 2009 Mahatma Phule Bahuddesiya Sevabhavi Sanstha, Naygaon Taluka Chakur District Latur, Through its Secretary Shri Uttam s/o Byankatrao Mane, Age 35 years, Occu.Secretary, R/o Naygaon, Taluka Chakur, District Latur .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Education Department (Secondary School), Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Central Building, Pune 411 001 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Latur .. RESPONDENTS Shri D.R.Shelke, Advocate for petitioner Shri N.N.Jadhav, Asstt.Govt.Pleader for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 30th September 2009 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. We have heard Shri D.R.Shelke, learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Govt.Pleader who accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 4. 3. The petitioner by this petition seeks the relief of directing the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner submitted some time in May 2008 seeking permission to open a secondary school at village Dongraj, Taluka Chakur, District Latur. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioner has sought for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 4. The petitioner submitted an application on 12.5.2008 pursuant to an advertisement in the local newspaper inviting applications and accordingly, the petitioner sought permission for opening of a secondary school at village Dongraj, Taluka Chakur, District Latur. The application of the petitioner, is said to be pending as the petitioner has not received any orders in respect 3 of denial of the permission. In the light of the pendency of the proposal/application of the petitioner, we are inclined to allow this petition. 5. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal/application of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 6. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( A.V.POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE vvr/6278.09wp 4