1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.2875 OF 2009 Tuljai Gramin Vikas Sanstha, Shelwadi, Post Sonkhed, Taluka Loha, District Nanded, Through its Secretary, Shri Pundlik s/o Narayan Bahire, Age 31 years, Occupation Agriculture & Service R/o Shelwadi, Post Sonkhed, Taluka Loha, District Nanded ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-400 032 2. The Director of Education, (Secondary & Higher Secondary) Maharashtra State, Central Building, Pune – 1 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad, Hingoli, District Hingoli ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.G. Sakolkar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr N.N. Jadhav, AGP for respondents. 2 CORAM: P.V. HARDAS AND R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 24th JUNE, 2009. ORAL JUDGMENT: [PER P.V. HARDAS, J.] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to grant permission/recognition to the petitioner society to open and run a secondary school at village Basmat, Taluka Basmat, District Hingoli for the academic year 2009-10. The petitioner has also prayed for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.5.2008. In the light of the fact that the proposal of the petitioner is pending, the relief which the petitioner has prayed for at prayer clause (B) of directing the respondents to grant permission/recognition to the petitioner, cannot be granted. 3. We have heard Shri V.G. Sakolkar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned A.G.P. Shri N.N. Jadhav on behalf of the respondents. Since the said proposal is pending consideration with the respondents from 12.5.2008, we direct the respondents to expeditiously decide the said proposal. Mr Jadhav, learned AGP appearing on behalf of the respondents states that the aforesaid proposal would be decided within eight weeks from today. We 3 accept the aforesaid statement as an undertaking to the Court. 4. In the light of the said statement of the learned AGP, we allow this petition making Rule absolute by directing the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.5.2008, in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. In the circumstances there will be no order as to costs. [ R.K. DESHPANDE, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] amj/wp2875.09 4