1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4460 OF 2010 THE CRESCENT EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE AND MULTIPURPOSE SOCIETY, THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT R/O MEHRUM, DIST : JALGAON ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT GOVT OF MAHARASHTRA, MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MAHARASHTRA STATE, PUNE. 3. THE DY. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION NASHIK REGION NASHIK 4. THE EDUCATION OFFICER (PRE-PRIMARY AND PRIMARY) ZILLA PARISHAD, JALGAON ... RESPONDENTS Mrs. Sabahat T. Kazi, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. K.G.Patil, Additional Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 07/05/2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. At the out set, Mrs. Kazi, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks to delete respondent no. 4 as no relief is claimed against respondent no. 4. Leave granted at the risk of the petitioner. 2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 3. According to the petitioner, the proposal submitted by the petitioner for opening Primary School in English medium has remained pending since 30/3/2010. Since in other similar matters, we have passed order directing the respondents to decide the proposal, we accordingly pass the same order. 4. On account of pendency of the said proposal with the respondents, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of four months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 4460.10 ( J ) 3