1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PEITTION NO.4683 OF 2010 Govindrao Paul Krishi Tanta Vidyalaya, Radhanagar, Banchincholi, Through its Secretary and another ..Petitioners Versus The State of Maharashtra and ors. ..Respondents Mr.V.D.Hon, Advocate for petitioners Mr.S.K.Tambe, A.G.P. for respondent No.1 Mr.S.S.Bora, Advocate for respondents 2 and 3 CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 3rd August 2010 PER COURT : 1. This is a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India by which the petitioners pray for issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing and setting aside the communications dated 15.8.2009 and 1.3.2010 issued by the Director of School of Agricultural Science, Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University, Nasik. The petitioners also pray for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents to continue the status of the petitioners as Agricultural Centers permitting the petitioners to conduct the degree and certain agricultural courses. The other reliefs are in the nature of interim or ad interim reliefs. By virtue of the impugned communications, the center of the petitioners was converted into a sub-center and resultantly, the petitioners who had been 2 earlier conducting the courses were not allowed to continue with the courses. The aforesaid impugned orders have been challenged in the present petition. 2. Mr.S.S.Bora, learned Counsel for respondents 2 and 3 has brought to our notice the order passed in Writ Petition No.4086 of 2010, dated 15.7.2010, by the Division Bench at Bombay. The Division Bench after examining the identical challenge which is raised in the present petition dismissed the aforesaid petition on the ground that the respondent – university had the power to do so in this regard. 3. In the light of the observations of the Division Bench in Writ Petition No.4086 of 2010, we also dismiss the present petition as no issue which survives for consideration is raised in the petition. Writ Petition is accordingly dismissed with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE, J.) ( P.V.HARDAS, J.) (vvr/4683.10wp)