(1) WP-7013.2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7013 OF 2007 Machindra S/o Baburao Maske PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra through the Principal Secretary, Social Justice & Special Aid Department, Mumbai and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. R.P. Bhumkar, advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. Ruturaj Patil, Advocate for the respondent no.2 ..... CORAM : SMT. NISHITA MHATRE & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 12TH JULY, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. The present Petition has been filed by an educational institution through its President for a direction against the respondent no.1 i.e. the State Government for release of grant in respect of a residential school at village Palwan, Dist. Beed. This residential school is being run for scheduled castes and V.J.N.T. students. 2. The State has filed an affidavit through its Special District Social Welfare Officer, Beed to the (2) WP-7013.2007 effect that the Government of India which was running schemes to set up residential schools for persons belonging to the backward classes has decided not to release any grants for the State of Maharashtra for any new projects. It has relied on letter issued by the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment dated May 25, 2005. 3. The application or proposal had been submitted by the petitioner on 22.9.2006 alongwith the inspection report. However, the proposal was not forwarded by the State Government to the Central Government since it had received the aforesaid letter dated 25.5.2005. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the Union of India states, on instructions, that the aforesaid letter was applicable only for a particular period. The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Department has issued directions on 21.3.2007 introducing a revised procedure for release of grant- in-aid for implementing the scheme of extending aid to voluntary organizations working for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. (3) WP-7013.2007 5. In these circumstances, in our opinion, the Petition can be conveniently disposed of by directing the petitioner to submit a fresh proposal within four (4) weeks from today in accordance with law. 6. The State will forward that proposal, if all the requisites are completed, including the permission to run the residential school, to the Union of India for release of the grants. 7. The State will forward the proposal within four (4) months of the receipt of the proposal from the petitioner. Petition disposed of accordingly. Sd/- Sd/- [M.T. JOSHI, J.] [SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, J.] arp/