1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5228 OF 2010 Mauli Sevabhavi Sanstha, Raymoha, Taluka Shirur, District Beed through its President, Suhas s/o Maruti Kshirsagar, Age 54 years, Occ. Agri., R/o Vidya Nagar East Barshi Road, Taluka and District Beed. ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, School Education and Sports Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2 The Director of Education (School Education), M.S., Mumbai. 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri G.K. Kshirsagar, Advocate for the petitioner Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 1st July, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER HARDAS, J.): 2 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, submitted by the petitioner on 12.5.2008, seeking permission to start a new school in Marathi medium. 3. In the light of the fact that it is averred in the petition that the proposal is pending consideration with the respondents, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)