1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2424 OF 2010 Gramin Shikshan Sanstha, Nalegaon, Taluka Nalegaon, Dist.Ltur Through its Secretary, Shri Ramrao s/o Baburao Budre, Age 56 years, Occu.Agril., R/o Nalegaon, Taluka Chakur, District Latur .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur, Taluka and District Latur 4. The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Latur, Taluka and District Latur .. RESPONDENTS Shri A.V.Patil, Advocate holding for Shri V.D.Gunale, Advocate for petitioner Shri S.K.Tambe, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 24th March 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. Heard Shri Patil, learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Govt.Pleader for the respondents. The petitioner has submitted a proposal on 12.5.2008 to the respondents seeking permission to open and run the English medium primary school at Nalegaon on permanent non grant basis. According to the petitioner the said proposal though pending from 12.5.2008 has not yet been decided by the respondents. 3. Since the proposal of the petitioner is said to be pending consideration before the respondents, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal, by end of May 2010, if not already decided and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/2424.10wp)