1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1862 OF 2010 Dynansadhana Shikshan Prasarak Mandal } Pimprala, Gut No. 219, } Navin Gharkul Yojana,Jalgaon, } Through its President } Anant S/o Raghunath Kale } Age : 62 Yrs., Occ. : Pensioner, } R/o : Jalgaon. } .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. The State of Maharashtra } Through its Secretary, } School Education Department, } Mantralaya, Mumbai. } 2. The Director Education, } Mahaarashtra State, Pune. } 3. The Deputy Director of Education } Nashik Division, Nashik. } 4. The Education Officer (Secondary) } Jalgaon Zilla Parishad, Jalgaon. } .... RESPONDENTS Mrs. Manjusha Deshpande, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. S.V.Kurundkar, Additional Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 19/04/2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. Vide the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has made a limited prayer i.e. to direct the respondents to decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner to start classes of 5th to 7th standard from the year 2002-03. 3. In view of the fact that the proposal submitted by the petitioner is still pending for consideration with the respondents, we deem it appropriate to direct the respondents to decide the said proposal, on its own merit and in accordance with law if pending, within period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute in the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 1862.10 ( J ) 3