IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.3495 OF 2009 Vidya Prabodhini Bahuddeshya Shikshan Sanstha, Varkhedi, Tq.Pachora, District Jalgaon, Through its President, Shantaram Sonji Patil, Age 65 years, Occu.Agril., R/o Pachora, Taluka Pachora, District Jalgaon .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra through Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 2. Deputy Director of Education, Nashik Division, Nashik. 3. Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Jalgaon .. Respondents Shri M.S.Deshmukh, Advocate for petitioner Shri S.K.Kadam, AGP for respondents 1 to 3 ... ORAM: P.V.HARDAS AND R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ DATE: 15th JUNE, 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT: [Per R.K.Deshpande, J] 1. Rule. Rule 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 seeks directions to the respondents 1 to 3 to consider and decide the proposal dated 12.5.2008 submitted by the petitioner society for grant of permission to start Standard 8th in the school at village Varkhedi, Taluka Pachora, District Jalgaon. 3. We have heard the Counsel for the petitioner. This petition can be disposed of by issuing directions to the respondents to consider the proposal submitted by the petitioner, within a period of two weeks from today, if it is already not decided. 4. This writ petition is accordingly allowed and respondents are directed to decide the proposal of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and preferably within two (2) weeks from today and communicate the decision thereof to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the terms indicated above with no order as to costs. [ R.K.DESHPANDE, J ] [ P.V.HARDAS, J ] (vvr/wp3495.09)