1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5314 OF 2010 Prayagmaya Bahuudeshiya Samaj Jagrati Sanstha, Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Taluka Pathari, District Parbhani, through its Secretary, Shri Manik Sopan Chavan, Age 32 years, Occ. Social service, R/o Dnyaneshwar Nagar, Pathari, Taluka Pathari, District Parbhani ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur, ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri G.O. Wattamwar, Advocate holding for Shri S.G. Rudrawar, Advocate for the petitioner Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 21st June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of 2 learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at this stage. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ to the respondents for deciding the proposal submitted by the petitioner for permission to start new school. According to the petitioner, the proposal submitted by the petitioner is pending consideration with the respondents and the same has not been decided. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition. 3. We, accordingly, allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)