1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 4410 OF 2010 Shri Gahininath Seva Mandal, Bavi, Taluka Ashti, District Beed, Through its President, Shri Vijaykumar S/o Karbhari Golhar, Age 42 years, Occu. Service, R/o Bavi, Taluka Ashti, Dist. Beed. .. PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, In the Department of Social Welfare, Fort, Mumbai-32. 2) The Director of Social Welfare Maharashtra State, Pune. 3) The Deputy Director of Social Welfare, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4) The District Social Welfare Officer, Beed. RESPONDENTS. ... Shri V.M. Chate, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri K.J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 4. CORAM :- P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 7th MAY, 2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT: (Per S.V. GANGAPURWALA,J.) Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. The grievance of the petitioner is that the proposal submitted by the petitioner for opening Ashram School is pending consideration with the respondents. In the light of limited relief which is the petitioner has sought in this petition, we deem it appropriate to issue rule and decide the petition at this stage. 3. Since the proposal of the petitioner is pending, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the pending proposal of petitioner, in accordance with law, within four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] SDM* 4410.10WP(J)