1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6352 OF 2010 Ahmednagar Social Association Dhanwantari Campus Datrangimala, Nalegaon, Ahmednagar, District Ahmednagar, Through its Secretary, Rehan Shafi Ahmed Kazi, Age : 33 Years, Occu. : Business, R/o Ahmednagar, Dist. Ahmednagar. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary, Secondary Education Department, Mantralaya Mumbai. 2. The Deputy Director of Education, Pune Division, Pune. 3. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar, District Ahmednagar. .. Respondents Shri N. D. Sonwane, Advocate h/f Shri V. D. Hon, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Tambe, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. 2 DATE : 19TH JULY, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P. V. HARDAS, J.) . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. According to the petitioner, the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.05.2008 is pending consideration with the respondents. The petitioner had submitted the aforesaid proposal seeking permission to open a secondary school in marathi medium at Darga Dayara, Mukund Nagar, Ahmednagar. As stated by us above, according to the petitioner the aforesaid proposal is still pending. 3. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.05.2008, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 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