1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4098 OF 2010 Shrigonda Taluka Krishi Seva Sangh, Chikhali, Tq. Shrigonda, District Ahmednagar, Through it's President, Shri Ashokrao s/o Shankar Karle, Age 56 years, Occu. President, R/o Chikhali, Tq. Shrigonda, District Ahmednagar ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through : The Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32 2. The Regional Director, National Council for Teacher Education, Western Regional Committee, Manas Bhavan, Shamla Hills, Bhopal (M.P.) 3. The National Council for Teacher Education, Through it's Chairman, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, `Indra Prastha' Estate, New Delhi - 02 ..RESPONDENTS Mr R.D. Bhalerao, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondent no.1; Mr S.S. Bora, Advocate for respondents no.2 & 3. 2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 30th June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V. HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioner by this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India claims that his proposal, which was submitted on 30.12.2006 with the respondents is still pending and has not been decided. In that light of the matter, therefore, we consider it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 3. Since the proposal submitted by the petitioner before respondent no.2 is pending, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of six months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( N.D. DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp4098.10