1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.1946 OF 2009 Dr.Ambedkar Balvikas Shikshan Sanstha at Ruibhar, Taluka and District Osmanabad, Through its President Mr.Subhash s/o. Vishwanath Kolge, Age-56 years, Occu-Agriculturist, R/o.Ruibhar, Taluka and District Osmanabad PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director, Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Pune RESPONDENTS Mr.N.P.Patil, learned counsel for petitioners. Mr.N.N.Jadhav, learned AGP for respondents. (CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND A.V.POTDAR, J.J.) DATE : 31/07/2009 ORAL JUDGMENT : (P.V.Hardas, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the 2 stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of The Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing respondents to decide and to accord permission to the petitioner for opening a new Senior College of Art and Science at Ruibhar, Taluka and District Osmanabad. It appears that the petitioner had submitted a proposal dated 25/10/2008 seeking permission for opening of a Arts and Science College at Ruibhar, Taluka and District Osmanabad from the academic year 2009-10. According to the petitioner, the aforesaid proposal is pending consideration and has not been decided. Notice of this petition had been issued to the respondents and the respondents have not been able to convey to the Learned Assistant Government Pleader that the proposal of the petitioner has been decided or not. In the light of the pendancy of the said proposal therefore we are incline to allow this petition. We therefore allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law within a period of 3 months from today, and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (A.V.POTDAR, J.) (P.V.HARDAS, J.) khs/JULY 2009/wp1946-09