1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.5018 OF 2009 Suyog Seva Pratisthan, Aurangabad Through its Secretary Babulal s/o Popatrao Karale, Age : 45 years, Occu.Secretary, R/o Suyog Plot No.66, Near Rathod Plotting Center, Gajanan Colony, Aurangabad ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra (Through its Secretary, Department of Secondary Education) Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 2. The Director of Education (Secondary), State of Maharashtra, Pune-1 3. The Dy. Director of Education (Secondary) Division Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad ..RESPONDENTS Mr V.A. Bagal Patil, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr K.B. Choudhary, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 to 4. 2 CORAM: P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ. DATE : 3rd August, 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT: [PER P.V. HARDAS, 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. 3. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioner prays for issuing a writ directing the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.5.2008, which is said to be pending consideration before respondent no. 1. 4. According to the petitioner, the petitioner society had submitted a proposal dated 12.5.2008 for permission to start a secondary school pursuant to a notification issued by the respondents, dated 29.4.2008. According to the petitioner, though the proposal was submitted within time and it complied with all the requirements of the notification, the said proposal is pending consideration and has not been decided. 5. In the light of the fact that the proposal of the petitioner is pending consideration with the respondents, we direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of four months from today 3 and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 6. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ A.V. POTDAR, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] amj/wp5018.09 4