-: 1 :- HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 5923 of 2009 Netaji Shikshan Prasarak Mandal’s Late Shri. Shankrarrao Talekar Adhyapak Vidhalaya & Othes. ..Petitioners. Versus National Council for Teachers & Others. ..Respondents. Mr. Mihir Desai for the Petitioners. Mr. Rajesh Joshi i/b Mr. U. P. Warunjikar for NCTE. Coram : S. B. Mhase & R. M. Savant, JJ. Date : August 25, 2009. P. C. : 1. Heard. This petition can be conveniently disposed of by giving certain directions to the respondent no.1. The Petitioner seeks permission and approval from the Respondent No.1 to open a D.Ed. Marathi College from the academic year 2009-2010. 2. Learned counsel for the Petitioner states that the application is submitted on 7th September 2007 and it is pending before the Respondent No.1. Though the inspections have been carried out by -: 2 :- the Respondent No.1, the application has not been disposed of by granting approval as desired by the Petitioner. Learned counsel for the Petitioner further states that the Respondent NO.1 be directed to consider the application of the Petitioner on its own merits and take a decision on the said application within a stipulated period. Learned counsel for the Respondent No.1 has no objection to issue such directions. 3. Under these circumstances, we direct the Respondent NO.1 to consider the application preferred by the Petitioner on 7th September 2007 within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. 4. With these directions the above writ petition is disposed of. (R.M.SAVANT, J.) (S.B.MHASE, J.)