1 wp6081.10 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.6081 OF 2010 Someshwar Shikshan Prasarak Mandal The Regd. Public Trust and Society & Anr. : Petitioners V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. : Respondents .... Mr.Anilkumar Patil for the petitioners. Mr.S.R.Nargolkar, Govt. Pleader for respondent nos.1 & 2. Mr.S.S.Deshmukh i/b. Mr.Girish Kulkarni for respondent no.3. .... CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,JJ. DATE : AUGUST 03, 2010. P.C.: Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned counsel appearing for the respective respondents. 2. This Writ Petition is directed against the communication dated 8.6.2010 issued by the University of Pune whereby the petitioners were directed not to admit students in B.Sc. course for the academic session 2010-11 since the petitioners failed to appoint a Principal/Director of the 2 wp6081.10 institution on or before 30.5.2010 as per the earlier direction issued by the Supreme Court. It is brought to the notice of this Court the order passed by the apex Court dated 21.6.2010 which reads thus:- “Learned counsel appearing for the State of Maharashtra prays for and is granted four weeks’ time to file reply to I.A. Nos.68 to 74. In the meanwhile, time granted by this Court on 17/7/2009 for filling up the posts of Principals/Directors is extended by six months. As a necessary consequence, the petitioners are also allowed to admit the students for the academic year 2010-2011. The petitioners are directed to furnish the details of the steps they have taken to fill up the posts.” 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners states that the petitioner- Mandal shall appoint the Director/Principal of the concerned institution within a period of six months from the date of the order of the apex Court i.e. 21.6.2010. It is further prayed that in the meantime, the impugned communication dated 8.6.2010 issued by the University may kindly be 3 wp6081.10 stayed and the College concerned be permitted to admit students for the academic session 2010-11 in B.Sc. course. 4. In view of the order of the apex Court, we permit the institution concerned to admit students for the subject course for the academic session 2010-11, subject to complying with the order passed by the apex Court dated 21.6.2010. The admission given to the students is subject to the proceedings which are pending before the apex Court. 5. With these observations and directions, the Writ Petition is disposed of. (D.D. SINHA, J.) (MRS.MRIDULA BHATKAR,J.)