1 UNREPORTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.3632 OF 2010. Prerna Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Beed, through its President Mangala @ Prerna Sundarrao More, AGe 53 years, Occ.Social Work, R/o Dipak 40/A, Barshi Road, 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 (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Beed. ... Respondents. ... Mr.S.G.Rudrawar, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.J.Ghute Patil, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for the State. ... 2 CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 27.04.2010. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per P.V.Hardas,J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsels for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. We have heard Mr.Rudrawar, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Asstt.Govt. Pleader who accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent Nos.1 to 3 and Mr.U.B.Bondar, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent No.4. 3. Undisputedly, the proposal submitted by the petitioner dated 12.5.2008, seeking permission to open and run English Medium Primary School has remained pending despite the passage of time. Since the proposal is pending consideration with the Respondents, we deem it 3 appropriate to allow this petition and direct the Respondents to decide the said proposal, if pending, in accordance with law. 4. Accordingly, this petition is allowed by directing the Respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of three (3) 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,J.) (P.V.HARDAS,J.) asp/office/wp363210