1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7424 OF 2009 1. Janseva Sevabhavi Pratishthan, Bhopni, Tq. Udgir, Dist. Latur, Through its President 2. Kai. Rasika Mahavidyalaya, Deoni, Tq. Deoni, Dist. Latur, Through its Principal ..PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary, Higher & Technical Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director of Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Central Building, Pune-411 001 3. Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University, Nanded, Through its Vice- Chancellor ..RESPONDENTS Mr P. G. Rodge, Advocate for the petitioners; Mr S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 & 2; Mr R.V. Ghuge, Advocate for respondent no.3. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 16th April, 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER GANGAPURWALA , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties the petition is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2. By the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners pray for directions against respondents no.1 & 2 to decide the proposal dated 21.7.2009 made by the petitioners for permission to run B.Sc. and B.Com courses for the academic year 2009-2010. It is the case of the petitioners that the said proposal has not yet been decided. In view of the fact that the said proposal is pending since 21.7.2009 for consideration with respondents no.1 & 2, we direct respondents no.1 & 2 to decide the said proposal in accordance with law, on its own merits, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 3. Rule is made absolute in above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp7424.09