1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5619 of 1999 Shri Vardhaman Sthanak Vasi Jain Shravak Sangh, Jalna Near Shivaji Statue Jalna, through its President Shri Abhaykumar s/o Kacharulal Abad, Age : Major, Occ: r/o Jalna Dist.Jalna. ...PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32. 2. Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Through its Registrar. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr.C.V.Thombre, Adv., for the petitioner. Mr.K.G.Patil, AGP for respondent State. Respondent no.2 served. ... CORAM:B.R.GAVAI AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE:18-8-2010 *** 2 PER COURT : (PER S.V.Gangapurwala,J.) 1. The petitioner had applied for permission to open Senior College at Jalna. The proposal of the petitioner was also recommended by Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University. Thereafter, the State Government rejected the said proposal and this fact was communicated by the University to the petitioner. 2. The State Government, while rejecting the proposal of the petitioner, has not given any reasons. The reasons are the heart beat of any decision. Unless reasons are given, it cannot be said that there is application of mind 3. In view of the fact that no reasons have been given by the State Government, we set aside the order of the State Government and make Rule absolute in terms of prayer clause (C) and direct the State Government to consider the proposal of the petitioner afresh and decide the same within a period of six months from today. Needless to state that, while deciding the said proposal, the State Government shall give reasons for arriving at the conclusion. Rule accordingly made absolute with no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA) (B.R.GAVAI) JUDGE JUDGE agp/5619-99wp