1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5164 OF 2010 Jyoti Bahuddeshiya Alpa Sankhyankh Seva Bhavi Sanstha, Shivali, Tq. Ausa, Dist. Latur. Through it's President. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Social Welfare and Special Assistance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Director Social Welfare Department, Maharashtra State, Pune - 1. .. .. Respondents Shri Pratap Rodge, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondent/State. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 17TH JUNE, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT ( PER P. V. HARDAS, J ) : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of 2 learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 02. At the outset, Shri Rodge, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to delete respondent No. 3 as no relief is claimed against respondent No. 3. Leave granted at the risk of the petitioner. 03. The petitioner in this petition claims that the proposal submitted by the petitioner for starting a hostel, on the hostel being transferred from District Thane to Latur district is pending consideration with the respondents. In the light of the pendency of the said application/proposal, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 04. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/June 10