1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6737 OF 2010 Sphurti Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Jamb, through its Secretary, Bhagwat s/o Bajirao Aghav, Age 50 years, Occu.Agriculture, R/o At Jamb, Taluka Shirur (K), District Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 ..RESPONDENT Mr.A.D.Aghav, Advocate for petitioner Mr.K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 28th July 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.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, who was desirous of starting a new College at Shirur (K), known as “The Art of Painting College” submitted a proposal seeking permission for the same. According to the petitioner, the aforesaid proposal submitted by the petitioner has not been decided by the respondents. 2 3. In the light of the pendency of the proposal of the petitioner for starting a new college, “The Art of Painting College”, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the said proposal, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/6737.10wp)