1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3734 OF 2010 Late Dattatraya Mundhe Bahu- Uddheshiya Sevabhavi Va Shikshan Sanstha, Shekapur, Tq. Kandar, Dist. Nanded Through its President Smt. Manjusha W/o Shivaji Mundhe, Age : 38 Years, Occu. : Household and President of above Institution, R/o Shekapur, Tq. Kandhar, Dist. Nanded. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary to Govt. of Maharashtra, Department of School Education and Sports, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Director of Education, (Primary Education) Central Building, Maharashtra State, Pune 1. 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Latur Division, Latur, District Latur. .. .. Respondents 2 Shri R. R. Suryawanshi, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 3. The Respondent No. 4 deleted. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 04TH AUGUST, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . At the outset learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to delete the respondent No. 4 as no relief is claimed against him. Deletion permitted at the risk of the petitioner. Deletion to be carried out forthwith. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. By this petition the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide the pending proposal of the petitioner, dated 12.05.2008 seeking permission to open a new primary school in marathi medium at Swapnabhoomi Nagar, Kandhar, Tq. Kandhar District Nanded. Since the aforesaid proposal is pending, we consider it appropriate to decide this 3 petition finally at this stage. 3. Accordingly, 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 said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/Aug.10