1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6015 OF 2010 Rahemaniya Taleemi Society, Nilanga, Tq. Nilanga, District Latur, Through its President .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Latur. .. .. Respondents Shri A. V. Patil, Advocate h/f Shri V. D. Gunale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for Respondents/State. 2 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5987 OF 2010 Rahemaniya Taleemi Society, Nilanga, Tq. Nilanga, District Latur, Through its President .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Latur. .. .. Respondents Shri A. V. Patil, Advocate h/f Shri V. D. Gunale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for Respondents/State. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. 3 DATE : 23RD JULY, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . Both these petitions are heard together as both these petitions are filed by a common petitioner seeking the relief of directing the respondents to decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner in respect of opening of new school in Urdu and Marathi medium respectively. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. Undisputedly, the proposal submitted by the petitioner in respective petitions is said to be pending and has not been decided. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow these petitions. Accordingly, we allow these petitions and direct the respondents to decide the proposals 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 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