{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6427 OF 2009 Pushpawati Shikshan Pasarak Mandal Nanded Dist-Nanded Through its Secretary, Govind Somsing Jadhav R/o Primary Ashram School, Vithal Nagar, Tq-Loha Dist-Nanded PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary, Higher & Technical Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director, Higher Education, Directorate of Education, Central Building, Pune RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.K.D.Bade Patil, Advocate for petitioner Mr.V.B.Ghatge, AGP for respondents No.1 and 2 ....... [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, and A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE: 29th September 2009 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} 2. We have heard Mr.K.D.Bade Patil, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.Ghatge, learned AGP on behalf of respondents No.1 and 2. The petitioner, in this petition, prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 31.10.2008 for starting a college in the name of “Late Somsing Naik Mahavidyalaya (Arts and Science) at Vithlal Nagar, Loha, Dist-Nanded. 3. In the light of the limited relief, which the petitioner has sought for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. 4. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 31.10.2008, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of 4 months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/wp6427-09