1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.5181 OF 2009 Siddhakala Adiwasi Vikas Sanstha At Post Rajur, Tq.Akole, Through its Chairman, Shri Ramesh Somnath Dindale, Age 41 years, Occu.Service and Social Service, At Post Rajur, Taluka Akole, District Ahmednagar .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Director of Education for State of Maharashtra Pune,District Pune 3. The Education Officer, (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar, Dist.Ahmednagar .. RESPONDENTS - WITH - WRIT PETITION NO.5286 OF 2009 Siddhakala Adiwasi Vikas Sanstha At Post Rajur, Tq.Akole, Through its Chairman, Shri Ramesh Somnath Dindale, Age 41 years, Occu.Service and Social Service, At Post Rajur, Taluka Akole, District Ahmednagar .. PETITIONER VERSUS 2 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Director of Education for State of Maharashtra Pune,District Pune 3. The Education Officer, (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar, Dist.Ahmednagar .. RESPONDENTS Shri S.K.Shinde, Advocate for petitioners Shri N.N.Jadhav, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 13th August 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] 1. Since both these petitions raise a common question and pray for identical reliefs, these petitions are being decided by this common judgment. 2. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution, the petitioner in Writ Petition No.5181 of 2009 prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondents to decide the application 3 of the petitioner dated 9.5.2008 (10.5.2008) for grant of permission to open a secondary school at village Paithan, Taluka Akole, District Ahmednagar on permanent no grant basis. The petitioner in Writ Petition No.5286 of 2009 prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus for directing to decide the application dated 9.5.2008 (10.5.2008) for grant of permission to open a secondary school at village Terungan, Taluka Akole, District Ahmednagar. According to the petitioners, the aforesaid applications submitted by them are pending consideration with the respondents since the date of their presentation and have not been decided. In the light of limited relief which the petitioners have prayed for in these petitions, we deem it appropriate to decide these petitions finally. Accordingly, we direct the respondents to decide the applications of the petitioners, in accordance with law, if pending within period of three months from today and communicate the decision theron to the petitioners. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( A.V.POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/5181-5286.09wp) 4