1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8206 OF 2009 1. Sant Meera Madhyamik Va Uccha-Madhyamik Vidyalaya, 119B, N-3, CIDCO, Aurangabad, through its Head Master 2. Navalbhau Pratishthan, Navalnagar, Dhule, through its President ...PETITIONERS VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Director of Education, Maharashtra State, Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.R. Barlinge, Advocate for the petitioners; Mr K.G. Patil, A.G.P. for respondents. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 22nd April, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER GANGAPURWALA , J ] 2 Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties the petition is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India the petitioners pray for direction against the respondents to decide the representation submitted by the petitioners for grant of additional divisions, within three months. 3. In view of the fact that limited prayer is made and that the representation submitted by the petitioners is pending consideration with the respondents, we direct the respondents to decide the said representation, in accordance with law, on its own merits, within a period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 4. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp8206.09