1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICMTURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Writ Petition No. 5434 of 2008 Ankur v. The State of Maharashtra and ors ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Office notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's Orders. Dr B.G. Kulkarni, Adv for petitioner. Ms Indira Bodade, AGP for respdts 1 to 4 Coram : D.D. Sinha and A.P. Bhangale, JJ Dated : 15th January 2009 1. Heard Dr B.G. Kulkarni, learned counsel for petitioner. Grievance of the petitioner is in respect of refusal of the proposal for granting permission to the petitioner to start higher secondary school from the academic session 2008-09 on the ground that there is already a Junior College in the viscinity where the petitioner has sought permission. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that another Junior College in the area is more than 7 kms away from the location where the petitioner had applied for grant of permission to start Junior College. It is further contended that 2 looking to the population of the region, petitioner was entitled to get permission. It is further contended that the Authorities have also wrongly considered the fact that the other Junior College is at village Vyahad (Khurd) whereas the same is at Vyahad (Bujruk). 3. Be that as it may, since the present academic session is coming to an end, issue regarding grant of permission to the petitioner for the current academic session does not arise. It is always open for the petitioner to make an application for grant of permission in accordance with law and procedure applicable in that regard from the next academic session and if such application is made, we expect the District Level Committee as well as State Level Committee to scrutinise the same strictly in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard and take decision on its own merit and act accordingly. With this observation, writ petition is disposed of. Judge. Judge. hsj