1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5511 OF 2010 Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Education Society, Ashti, Taluka Ashti, District Beed, Through its Administrative Officer, Shri Dattatraya Shripati Raut, Age 53 years, Occu.Service, R/o Ashti, Taluka Ashti, Dist.Beed .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through the Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed, Dist.Beed .. RESPONDENTS Mr.S.J.Gayake, Advocate holding for Mr.A.K.Tiwari, Advocate for petitioner Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 24th June 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner states that inadvertently in the title cause, respondent No.3 is shown as “The Education Officer (Primary/Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed, District Beed”, instead of “The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, 2 Beed, District Beed”. So also in prayer clause it is stated that the proposal of the petitioner for starting new “primary school” is pending. Learned Counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner may be permitted to correct the title cause in respect of respondent No.3 to read as “The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed, District Beed and in the prayer clause to read as “Secondary School”. Leave granted. Corrections to be carried out forthwith. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. According to the petitioner, the proposal of the petitioner dated 7.5.2008 is pending consideration with the respondents. The petitioner had submitted the proposal seeking permission to open and run a new secondary school. Since the proposal of the petitioner is pending with the respondents, we are inclined to allow this petition and accordingly, allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 4. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/5511.10wp)