1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6451 OF 2010 Taj Educational and Social Welfare Trust, Takli, Tq. Khultabad, District Aurangabad, Through its President, Gulam Mohammed Patel, S/o Taj Mohammed Patel, Age : 46 Years, Occu. : Advocate, R/o Aurangabad, Tq. & Dist. Aurangabad. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. Director of Education, (Primary and Secondary), Central Building, Pune. .. .. Respondents Shri G. R. Syed, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2. The Respondent No. 3 to 7 deleted. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 23RD JULY, 2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . At the outset learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to delete respondent Nos. 3 to 7. Leave granted 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. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays that the respondents be directed to decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner for opening a new school at village Takli, Tq. Khultabad, Dist. Aurangabad. Since the petitioner claims that the proposal is pending with respondents, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within two month from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. 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