1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD (1) WRIT PETITION NO.2174 OF 2010 Sant Bhagwan Baba Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Limbodi, Taluka Ashti, District Beed, Through its Secretary Shri Vijaykumar s/o Karbhari Gholhar, Age : 42 years, Occu. Service, R/o Ashti,Taluka Ashti,Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, In the Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.M. Chate, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for respondents. 2 WITH (2) WRIT PETITION NO.2175 OF 2010 Sant Bhagwan Baba Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Limbodi, Taluka Ashti, District Beed, Through its Secretary, Shri Vijaykumar s/o Karbhari Gholhar, Age : 42 years, Occu. Service, R/o Ashti, Taluka Ashti, Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, In the Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.M. Chate, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.V. Kurundkar, Addl. G.P. for respondents. 3 WITH (3) WRIT PETITION NO.2193 OF 2010 Shri Gahininath Seva Mandal, Bavi, Taluka Ashti,District Beed, Through its Secretary, Shri Shrimant s/o Hiraji Sonwane, Age : 42 years, Occu.Service, R/o Bavi, Taluka Ashti, Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, In the Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.M. Chate, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents. WITH (4) WRIT PETITION NO.2308 OF 2010 4 Shri Gahininath Seva Mandal, Bavi, Taluka Ashti,District Beed, Through its Secretary, Shri Shrimant s/o Hiraji Sonwane, Age : 42 years, Occu.Service, R/o Bavi, Taluka Ashti, Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, In the Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.M. Chate, Advocate for the petitioner; Mrs A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents. WITH (5) WRIT PETITION NO.2309 OF 2010 Sant Bhagwan Baba Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Limbodi, Taluka Ashti, District Beed, Through its Secretary Shri Vijaykumar s/o Karbhari Gholhar, Age : 42 years, Occu. Service, R/o Ashti,Taluka Ashti,Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 5 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, In the Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.M. Chate, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for respondents. WITH (6) WRIT PETITION NO.2310 OF 2010 Shri Gahininath Seva Mandal, Bavi, Taluka Ashti,District Beed, Through its Secretary, Shri Shrimant s/o Hiraji Sonwane, Age : 42 years, Occu.Service, R/o Bavi, Taluka Ashti, Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, In the Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 6 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.M. Chate, Advocate for the petitioner; Mrs A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents. WITH (7) WRIT PETITION NO.2336 OF 2010 Sant Bhagwan Baba Gramvikas Pratishthan, Hatola, Tq. Patoda, District Beed, Through its President, Shri Raosaheb s/o Dnyandeo Garje, Age : 30 years, Occu. Service, R/o Hatola, Tq. Patoda, Dist. Beed ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, In the Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed ..RESPONDENTS Mr R.R. Imale, Advocate holding for Mr V.M. Chate for the petitioner; Mr N.B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for respondents. 7 WITH (8) WRIT PETITION NO.3613 OF 2010 Laxmikant Education Society, Datta Nagar, Nanded, Through its President, Sau. Smita Madhavrao Kahalekar ..PETITIOINER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.R. Choukidar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mrs A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents. WITH (9) WRIT PETITION NO.3588 OF 2010 Ahilyadevi Holkar Bahu-Udheshiya Sevabhavi Sanstha, Bhandari Colony, Gangakhed, taluka Gangakhed, district Parbhani ..PETITIOINER 8 VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra [through Secretary, Secondary Education Department), Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, Pune 3. Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Parbhani ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.R. Choukidar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for the respondents. WITH (10) WRIT PETITION NO.3894 OF 2010 Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Seva Pratisthan, Vasant Nagar, Nanded, Through its President ..PETITIOINER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 9 3. Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.R. Choukidar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 & 2; Mr V.S. Panpatte, Advocate for respondent no.3. WITH (11) WRIT PETITION NO.3895 OF 2010 Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Seva Pratisthan, Vasant Nagar, Nanded, Through its President ..PETITIOINER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.R. Choukidar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 28th April, 2010 10 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. These petitions impugn the policy decision of the Government not to grant permission for opening of Marathi medium schools in Maharashtra. Our attention was invited by the learned Counsel for the petitioners to the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.345 of 2010, Asha Sevabhavi Sanstha & anr. vs. State of Maharashtra & ors., dated 8.4.2010. The Division Bench by the aforesaid judgment had struck down the policy decision of the Government and had issued directions to the Government for deciding the proposal afresh in accordance with law. 3. Pursuant to the aforesaid directions, the learned A.G.P. appearing on behalf of the respondents states on instructions that the proposals of the petitioners in all these petitions would be examined afresh by the respondents, in accordance with law and in accordance with the directives issued by the Division Bench of this Court in Asha Sevabhavi Sanstha & anr. vs. State of Maharashtra & ors (supra), by end of May, 2010. We accept the aforesaid statement as an undertaking to the Court. 11 4. In the light of the aforesaid statement, therefore, these petitions are allowed and Rule is made absolute on the statement made by the learned A.G.P. In the circumstances there will be no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp2174.10