1 UNREPORTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.2067 OF 2010. Adhunik Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Aurangabad, through its President, Shaikh Farukh Rauf, Age 35 years, Occ.President, R/o Plot No.129, Aref Colony, Aurangabad. ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy.Director of Education, Latur, Region Latur. 4. The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. ... Respondents. ... Mr.S.G.Rudrawar, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.G.Patil, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for the State. ... 2 CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 27.04.2010. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per P.V.Hardas,J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. We have heard Mr.Rudrawar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Asstt. Govt. Pleader who accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent Nos.1,2 and 3 and Mr.U.B.Bondar, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent No.4. 3. Undisputedly, the proposal submitted by the petitioner for opening of a primary School in Urdu Medium has remained pending though the proposal came to be submitted some time on 8.5.2008. In that light of the matter, therefore, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition finally at this stage. According to us, 3 it would be appropriate to direct the Respondents to decide the proposal, if pending, in accordance with law. 4. We accordingly allow this petition and direct the Respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of three (3) months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. In the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (P.V.HARDAS,J.) asp/office/wp206710