1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7159 OF 2010 Gram Vikas Bahuudeshiya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Islampur, Tq. Udgir, District Latur Through its Secretary, Shri Vinayak S/o Pandurang Bembde, Age : 51 Years, Occu. : Agril., R/o Islampur, Post Kallur, Tq. Udgir, Dist. Latur. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through the Secretary in the Department of Social Justice and Special Assistant, Mantralaya, Fort, Mumbai - 32. 2. The Director of Social Welfare, Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune, Tq. & Dist. Pune. .. .. Respondents Shri A. N. Irpatgire, Advocate for the Petitioner. Smt. A. V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for Respondents/State. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 10TH AUGUST, 2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 02. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for directing the respondents to decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner, dated 29.07.2009 for transfer of Scheduled Caste Boys Hostel to the petitioner trust. In the light of the limited relief which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition, we deem it appropriate to decide this petition at this stage. 03. Accordingly, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 04. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/Aug.10