1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.122 OF 2010 Samarth Naginmata Bahuuddeshiya, Sevabhavi Sanstha, Sangavi (Sune), Taluka Ahmedpur, District Latur, Through its President, Achyut s/o Manikrao Surnar, Age 37 years, Occupation Social Worker, R/o Sangvi (Sune), Taluka Ahmedpur, District Latur ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Principal Secretary, Social Justice & Special Assistance Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 400 032 2. The Director, Vimukta Jati, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Class and Special Backward Category Welfare, Directorate, 3, Church Road, Pune - 1 3. The Special District Social Welfare Officer, Latur ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.G. Sakolkar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 22nd April, 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER GANGAPURWALA , J ] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties the petition is taken up for final hearing 2. The petitioner, by the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India seeks direction against the respondents to decide the proposal submitted by it for start of Ashram School. The petitioner also prays that the respondents be directed to grant the petitioner permission to open and run aided Ashram school. 3. In view of the fact that the proposal submitted by the petitioner is still pending consideration and is not yet decided, learned Counsel for the petitioner states that he is not pressing the relief in terms of prayer clause (B). In view of that the writ petition as far as prayer clause (B) is concerned is dismissed. However, we direct the respondents to consider and decide the proposal of the petitioner submitted on 2.12.2003, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3 4. Rule is made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp122.10