1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5099 OF 2010 Shri Narayanpatil Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Handarguli, Tq. Udgir, District Latur, through its Secretary Vinayakrao s/o Ramrao Bhosale (Patil), Age 54 years, Occu. Service, R/o At Post Handarguli, Tq. Udgir, District Latur ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 (Copy to be served on Government Pleader, High Court of Judicature of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune – 1. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Latur Division, Latur, District Latur. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Latur, Taluka and District Latur. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Pawar, Advocate for petitioner Shri S.K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents ..... 2 CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 15th June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER HARDAS, 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. The petitioner, by this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, prays for deciding the application submitted by the petitioner for permission to open a secondary school in Marathi medium at Wadgaon, Taluka Chakur, District Latur. 3. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 4. Accordingly, we allow this petition and direct the 3 respondents to decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of four weeks from today and communicate decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)