1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4474 OF 2010 JAMIYA HUSSAINIYA EDUCATION AND WELFARE SOCIETY KESAPURI CAMP, MAJALGAON CAMP THROUGH ITS SECRETARY R/O KESAPURI CAMP, MAJALGAON, DIST. BEED .... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHRASHTRA 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 AURANGABAD REGION AURANGABAD 4. THE EDUCATION OFFICER (PRIMARY) ZILLA PARISHAD, BEED. .... RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4480 OF 2010 Dr. ALLAMA IQBAL EDUCATION SOCIETY THROUGH ITS SECRETARY R/O DUDIYAPURA, DHARUR, DIST. BEED .... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHRASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI. 2 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MAHARASHTRA STATE , PUNE 3. THE DY. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION AURANGABAD REGION AURANGABAD 4. THE EDUCATION OFFICER (PRIMARY) ZILLA PARISHAD, BEED. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. S.G.Rudrawar,Advocate for petitioners. Mr. S.K.Kadam, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 07/05/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. At the out set, Mr. S.G.Rudrawar, learned counsel for the petitioners seeks to delete the Education Officer (Primary) as respondent to the petition. Leave granted at the risk of the petitioners. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. In the light of the fact that the nature of the challenge in all these petitions is similar, all these petitions are being decided by this 3 common Judgment. 4. The petitioners contend that they had submitted proposals for opening of Urdu Primary/Urdu Secondary/English Primary/English Secondary schools respectively. According to the petitioners, their proposals are pending consideration with the respondent – Govt. and have not been decided so far. 5. Since the proposals are said to be pending, we deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to decide the proposals of the petitioners, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 6. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 4474.10 ( J ) 4