1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.3984 OF 1996 Banage Shikshan Sanstha ..Petitioner V/s. The State of Maharashtra and others ..Respondents Mr.Dilip Bodake for the petitioner. Mr.A.P.Vanarase, Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent Nos.1 and 3. CORAM : R.M. LODHA & A.S.BAGGA, JJ. DATED : 20TH JUNE, 2006. P.C. After arguing the writ petition for some time, Mr.Dilip Bodake, advocate for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner shall make fresh proposal for junior college for the academic year 2007-2008. He submits that suitable direction be issued to the State Government and its authorities to take decision on such proposal expeditiously. He also submitted that the order for waiver of fee be passed as the petitioner had paid prescribed fee alongwith the proposal made in the year 1995-96. 2. Mr.A.P.Vanarase, Assistant Government Pleader submits that if the petitioner's proposal for junior college at Banage shall be proper in all respects, the State Government would be in a 2 position to take decision within three months from the date of receipt of the proposal. 3. In view of the submissions made before us, we are satisfied that merits of the diverse contentions raised in the writ petition need not be gone into by us and the interest of justice shall be subserved by the following order:- (i) The petitioner shall submit fresh proposal for the junior college at Banage for the academic year 2007- 2008 alongwith the prescribed fee and all necessary documents as per the rules within one month from today. (ii)We direct the respondents to take decision on the petitioner's proposal as expeditiously as possible and in no case later than three months from the date of receipt of the proposal and communicate the said decision to the petitioner immediately thereafter. No costs. (R.M.LODHA, J.) (A.S.BAGGA, J.)