1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5008 OF 2010 Shree Sant Gadgebaba Sevabhavi Sanstha, Hingoli, Through its Secretary, Siddharth Ramkishan Ghodge, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Shastri Nagar, Post Office Road, Tal. & Dist. Hingoli. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad, Hingoli. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. 2 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5009 OF 2010 Gram Vikas Sevabhavi Sanstha, Nanded, Through its President Sow Lata Shyamsunder Kadam, Age : 44 Years, Occu. : Social Work, R/o. 27, Sahyadri Nagar, Taroda (Bk), Nanded. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5010 OF 2010 Halqa-E-Dawanaik Education Society, Through its President Shaikh Majid Shaikh Hussain 3 Age : 51 Years, Occu. : Social Work, R/o Ladgaon Road, Mustafa Park, Vaijapur, Aurangabad. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5011 OF 2010 Halqa-E-Dawanaik Education Society, Through its President Shaikh Majid Shaikh Hussain Age : 51 Years, Occu. : Social Work, R/o Ladgaon Road, Mustafa Park, Vaijapur, Aurangabad. .. .. Petitioner 4 Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5012 OF 2010 Akhil Bhartiya Sanskrut Pracharini Sanstha, Through its Secretary, Laxman S/o Nivrutti Munde, Age : 41 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o "Gokul", Krushna Nagar, Parli Vaijnath, Dist. Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, 5 Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad, Beed. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5013 OF 2010 Saw. Gunabai Gramin Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, through its Secretary, Babasaheb Mansing Chavan, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Shankar-Parvati Nagar, Parli-Vaijnath, Dist. Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, 6 Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary) Zilla Parishad, Latur. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5014 OF 2010 Shree Sant Gadgebaba Sevabhavi Sanstha Hingoli, Through its Secretary, Siddharth Ramkishan Ghodge, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Shastri Nagar, Post Office Road, Tal. & Dist. Hingoli. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 7 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5015 OF 2010 Shree Sant Gadgebaba Sevabhavi Sanstha Hingoli, Through its Secretary, Siddharth Ramkishan Ghodge, Age : 28 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Shastri Nagar, Post Office Road, Tal. & Dist. Hingoli. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Hingoli. .. .. Respondents 8 Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri N. B. Khandare, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5016 OF 2010 Yogeshwar Bahuuddeshiya Sevabhavi Sanstha, Through its Secretary, Lalaji S/o Tukaram Jadhav, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Juna Charata Road, Ankush Nagar, Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. 9 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5017 OF 2010 Kanifnath Gramin Vikas Sanstha, Through its President, Babasaheb Mansing Chavan, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Shankar-Parvati Nagar, Parli-Vaijnath, Dist. Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Tambe, Govt. Pleader for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5018 OF 2010 10 Satyawadi Gramin Sevabhavi Sanstha, Through its Secretary, Shri Prakash Chakradhar Nirgude, Age : 45 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Bhandegaon, Tq. & Dist. Hingoli... .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Hingoli. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5019 OF 2010 Minority Development Social Welfare Society, Kille Dharur, Dist. Beed, Through its President, Sayyed Shaker Ali Mohamad Ali, Age : 34 Years, Occu. : Business, 11 R/o Barabhai Galli, Kille Dharur, Dist. Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5020 OF 2010 Shri Padmavati Shikshan Sanstha, Through its Secretary, Vithal S/o Laxmanrao Tandle, Age : 58 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Tandle Niwas, Padmavati Galli, Parli-Vaijnath, Dist. Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, 12 School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. . WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5021 OF 2010 Shri Siddheshwar Ratneshwar Bahuuddeshiya Shaikshanik Sevabhavi Sanstha, Latur, Through its President, Yogesh Chandrakant Ghugare, Age : 24 Years, Occu. : Social Work, R/o. "Ghugare Niwas", Azad Chowk, Central Hanuman Road, Latur. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 13 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5022 OF 2010 Yogeshwar Bahuuddeshiya Sevabhavi Sanstha, Through its Secretary, Lalaji S/o Tukaram Jadhav, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Juna Charata Road, Ankush Nagar, Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. .. .. Respondents 14 Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5023 OF 2010 Someshwar Sevabhavi Sanstha, Gangakhed, through its President, Bhimashankar Prabhakar Dama, Age : 32 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Yogeshwar Colony, Gangakhed, Dist. Parbhani. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. 15 WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 5024 OF 2010 Saw. Gunabai Gramin Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, through its Secretary, Babasaheb Mansing Chavan, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Service, R/o Shankar-Parvati Nagar, Parali-Vaijnath, Dist. Beed. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. .. .. Respondents Shri S. G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 11TH JUNE, 2010. 16 ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : 01. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 02. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners pray for deciding the proposals submitted by the petitioners for opening of new schools. According to the petitioners, the aforesaid proposals are pending consideration with the respondents. 03. In that light of the matter, therefore, we allow these petitions and direct the respondents to decide the proposals of the petitioners, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 04. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/June 10