1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2507 OF 2010 1. Ar-Raheman Welfare and Educational Society Farooq Pasha Marg, Nanded, District Nanded 2. Bagban Welfare and Education Society, Nanded, Itwara Bazar, Nanded, District Nanded 3. Raj Samaj Sudhar Sanstha, Mohamedia Colony, Nanded District Nanded (Petitioner Nos.1 to 3 through its Secretary Mohd.Saber @ Baburaj R/o Krishna Complex 1st Floor, C/o Sa-Bolchal, Maulana Azad Chowk, M.G.Road, Nanded) .. PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Secretary, Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Directorate of Primary Education Maharashtra State, Dr.Anney Bezant Road, Central Building Pune 1 3. The Education Officer Zilla Parishad (Primary), Nanded ..RESPONDENTS Mr.B.R.Kedar, Advocate holding for Mr.K.M.Nagarkar, Advocate for the petitioners Mr.S.K.Kadam, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 and 2 Mr.I.S.Maniyar, Advocate holding for Mr.V.S.Panpatte, Advocate for respondent No.3 2 WRIT PETITION NO.2560 OF 2010 Hafez Abdul Quadar Raj & Education Society, Nanded, through its Secretary Mohd.Saber @ Baburajj R/o Krishna Complex 1st Floor, C/o Sa-Bolchal, Maulana Azad Chowk, M.G.Road, Nanded .. PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Secretary, School Education and Sports Department, Mantralaya, Vistar Bhavan, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education (Secondary), State Level Committee, Central Building, Dr.Anny Bazant Marg, Pune 1 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded ..RESPONDENTS Mr.B.R.Kedar, Advocate holding for Mr.K.M.Nagarkar, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.S.K.Kadam, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 4 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 22nd June 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 3 2. The limited grievance of the petitioners in both the petitions is that the proposals submitted by the petitioners for opening of Primary and Higher Secondary schools in Urdu medium, respectively are pending consideration with the respondents. Since the petitioners claim that their proposals have not been decided by the respondents, we deem it appropriate to decide these petitions finally at this stage. 3. In the light of pendency of the proposals, therefore, we allow these petitions and direct the respondents to decide the proposals of the petitioners, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 4. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/2507-2560.10wp)