1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 3277 OF 2008 Dist.: THANE Shree Bhawani Educational Society ...Petitioner Versus The Sate of Maharashtra & Anr. ...Respondents Mr. C.K. Thomas i/by M/s. C.K. Thomas & Associates for the petitioner Mr. V.S. Masurkar, Assistant Government Pleader, for the Respondents. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE: JUNE 13, 2008 P. C.:- The petitioner claims that it has made an application to the State Government for recognition as Minority Institution, and the application is pending from 2007, and is not being decided. 2. In our opinion, it will be appropriate to direct the State Government to intimate the petitioner any decision that the State Government may take on that application, granting the application or rejecting it or deciding not to consider the same. The State Government shall, therefore, within a period of eight weeks 2 from today communicate the decision to the petitioner. 3. On communication of the decision, in case it is adverse to the interest of the petitioner, the petitioner shall be at liberty to adopt appropriate remedy. 4. Petition is accordingly disposed of. BILAL NAZKI, J. S.S. SHINDE, J.