IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.9391 OF 2005 J.H. Podar High School & anr. .. Petitioners. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents. ... Mr. R.S. Apte with Mr. N.R. Bubna for the Petitioners. Mr. M.H. Solkar, AGP for the State. Mr. M.P. Vashi with Mr. Shaikh Nasir Masiha for Respondent No.3. ... CORAM: DR. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J. 14th July, 2006. P.C. : Learned counsel appearing for the parties are agreed in stating before the Court that the facts of this case are similar to companion Writ Petition 9388 of 2003 which has been disposed of by an order passed today. The Petition is dismissed for the reasons which have weighed with the Court in dismissing the companion writ petition. There shall, however, be a direction to the Education Officer in the same terms as in the companion petition.