1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 1109 OF 2010 ALONG WITH NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 325 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 1109 OF 2010 WRIT PETITION NO. 1109 OF 2010 1) Sangita Shah ) Parent/Guardian of Ativ Shah ) Poonam, 23, New India Society ) 11th N.S. Road, Juhu Scheme ) Mumbai 400 049. ) 2) Meena C. Shah ) Parent/Guardian of Jay Shah ) Hari Cottage, St. Mary’s Road ) Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. ) 3) Swati Desai ) Parent/Guardian of Nikish Desai ) B3, Hira Anand, 2nd Road, Juhu Scheme ) Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. ) 4) Mrs. Geeta Ambardekar ) Parent/Guardian of Pranav Ambardekar ) S­704, Jasminium, Magarpatta City ) Pune 411 013. ) 5) Mr. Sunil Gangwal ) Parent/Guardian of Mayur Gangwal ) B­207, Shanti Niketan, Magarpatta Road ) Pune 411 028. ) 6) Mrs. Puspavathi Gowdara ) Parent/Guardian of Ashwini Gowdara ) A­52, Erica, Magarpatta City ) Pune 411 013. ) 2 7) Mr. Nilesh Modi ) Parent/Guardian of Drishti Modi ) 107, M.G. Road, Mistry Mansion ) 2nd Floor, Fort, Mumbai 400 001. ) 8) Ms. Rupa Pai ) Parent/Guardian of Anushka Pai ) 2­A, Clover Apartment ) 29, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005. ) 9) Ms. Sheraz Kotwal ) Parent/Guardian of Urvazi Kotwal ) Batliwala Villa Compound, 44­C ) Chinoy Building, 1st Floor, Slater Road ) Mumbai 400 007. ) 10) Mrs. Tasneem Mansoor Pardawala ) Parent/Guardian of Burhanuddin Pardawala) Faruque S. Umarbhoy Path, Gulistan ) Building, 1st Floor, Agripada ) Mumbai 400 011. ) 11) Mrs. Shenaz Tinwala ) Parent/Guardian of Ahad Tinwala ) 23, Y.M.C.A. Road, Naval Tuch Apartment ) 1st Floor, Mumbai 400 011. ) 12) Mr. Anwar Kanchwala ) Parent/Guardian of Sohail Kanchwala ) 645/A, J.S. Seth Road, Opp. Metro Adlabs ) Mumbai 400 002. ) 13) Dr. C.H. Hegde ) Parent/Guardian of Gautam Hegde ) 17, Sumit Apartments, 31A ) Carmichel Road, Mumbai 400 026. ) 14) Jitendra Rao ) Parent/Guardian of Yash Rao ) 16­B, Sukh Niwas, 3rd Pasta Lane ) Colaba, Mumbai 400 005. ) 3 15) Sharmista Basu ) Parent/Guardian of Siddharth Basu ) 4, Jal Kiran, Cuffe Parade ) Mumbai 400 005. ) 16) Dolly Sanghvi ) Parent/Guardian of Yash Sanghvi ) 49, Viman Nagar “Yashira” ) Clover Park­18, Pune 411 014. ) 17) Mrs. Kavita Chakrawarti ) Parent/Guardian of Akshay Chakrawarti ) 109/D, Gurudwara Road, Camp ) Pune 411 001. ) 18) Mr.Nitin Memane ) Parent/Guardian of Prithviraj Memane ) B/9, Neeta Terrace, 2, Mangaldas Road ) Pune 411 001. ) 19) Monira J. Bhada ) Parent/Guardian of Khushrav J. Bhada ) 24, Park View, L.D. Ruparel Cross Lane ) Malabar Hill, Mumbai 400 006. ) 20) Dinaz V. Bilimoria ) Parent/Guardian of Firdaus V. Bilimoria ) Multani Building, 2nd Floor, Khambatta ) Lane, Khetwadi Back Road ) Mumbai 400 004. ) 21) Parvana D. Mistry ) Parent/Guardian of Danesh D. Mistry ) E/9, Godrej Baug, Off Napean Sea Road ) Mumbai 400 026. ).. PETITIONERS VERSUS 1) State of Maharashtra ) through the Department of School ) Education & Sports which has its office ) at Mantralaya Annexe Bhavan ) Mumbai 400 032. ) 4 2) The Principal Secretary ) Department of School Education & Sports ) Education, Government of Maharashtra ) who has his office at Mantralaya Extension ) Annex Building, Mumbai 400 032. ) 3) Addl. Secretary, School Education and ) Sports Department, Government of ) Maharashtra who has his office at ) Mantralaya, Annexe Building ) Mumbai 400 032. ) 4) The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary ) and Higher Secondary Education having ) its office at Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005 ) and also at Central Building Camp ) Pune 411 001. ) 5) The Council for the Indian School ) Certificate Examinations having its office ) at Pragati House, 3rd Floor, 47­48, Nehra ) Place, New Delhi 110 019. ) 6) The Management ) Jamnabai Narsee School, Narsee Monjee ) Bhavan, N.S. Road No.7, JVPD Scheme ) Juhu, Mumbai 400 049. ) 7) The Management ) The J.B. Petit High School for Girls ) 5, Maharshi Dadhichi Marg ) Mumbai 400 001. ) 8) The Management ) Vidya Prathisthan’s Magarpatta City ) Public School, Magarpatta City ) Pune 411 013. ) 9) The Management ) Christ Church School, Clare Road ) Byculla, Mumbai 400 008. ) 5 10) The Management ) Bishop’s School, General Bhagat Marg ) Camp, Pune 411 001. ) 11) The Management ) Campion School, 13, Cooperage Road ) Mumbai 400 001. ) 12) The Management ) The Activity High School, 2 N. Gamadia ) Road, Mumbai 400 026. ).. RESPONDENTS ALONG WITH NOTICE OF MOTION NO. 325 OF 2010 1) Sangita Shah ) Parent/Guardian of Ativ Shah ) Poonam, 23, New India Society ) 11th N.S. Road, Juhu Scheme ) Mumbai 400 049. ) 2) Meena C. Shah ) Parent/Guardian of Jay Shah ) Hari Cottage, St. Mary’s Road ) Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. ) 3) Swati Desai ) Parent/Guardian of Nikish Desai ) B3, Hira Anand, 2nd Road, Juhu Scheme ) Vile Parle (W), Mumbai 400 056. ) 4) Mrs. Geeta Ambardekar ) Parent/Guardian of Pranav Ambardekar ) S­704, Jasminium, Magarpatta City ) Pune 411 013. ) 5) Mr. Sunil Gangwal ) Parent/Guardian of Mayur Gangwal ) B­207, Shanti Niketan, Magarpatta Road ) Pune 411 028. ) 6 6) Mrs. Puspavathi Gowdara ) Parent/Guardian of Ashwini Gowdara ) A­52, Erica, Magarpatta City ) Pune 411 013. ) 7) Mr. Nilesh Modi ) Parent/Guardian of Drishti Modi ) 107, M.G. Road, Mistry Mansion ) 2nd Floor, Fort, Mumbai 400 001. ) 8) Ms. Rupa Pai ) Parent/Guardian of Anushka Pai ) 2­A, Clover Apartment ) 29, Cuffe Parade, Mumbai 400 005. ) 9) Ms. Sheraz Kotwal ) Parent/Guardian of Urvazi Kotwal ) Batliwala Villa Compound, 44­C ) Chinoy Building, 1st Floor, Slater Road ) Mumbai 400 007. ) 10) Mrs. Tasneem Mansoor Pardawala ) Parent/Guardian of Burhanuddin Pardawala) Faruque S. Umarbhoy Path, Gulistan ) Building, 1st Floor, Agripada ) Mumbai 400 011. ) 11) Mrs. Shenaz Tinwala ) Parent/Guardian of Ahad Tinwala ) 23, Y.M.C.A. Road, Naval Tuch Apartment ) 1st Floor, Mumbai 400 011. ) 12) Mr. Anwar Kanchwala ) Parent/Guardian of Sohail Kanchwala ) 645/A, J.S. Seth Road, Opp. Metro Adlabs ) Mumbai 400 002. ) 13) Dr. C.H. Hegde ) Parent/Guardian of Gautam Hegde ) 17, Sumit Apartments, 31A ) Carmichel Road, Mumbai 400 026. ) 7 14) Jitendra Rao ) Parent/Guardian of Yash Rao ) 16­B, Sukh Niwas, 3rd Pasta Lane ) Colaba, Mumbai 400 005. ) 15) Sharmista Basu ) Parent/Guardian of Siddharth Basu ) 4, Jal Kiran, Cuffe Parade ) Mumbai 400 005. ) 16) Dolly Sanghvi ) Parent/Guardian of Yash Sanghvi ) 49, Viman Nagar “Yashira” ) Clover Park­18, Pune 411 014. ) 17) Mrs. Kavita Chakrawarti ) Parent/Guardian of Akshay Chakrawarti ) 109/D, Gurudwara Road, Camp ) Pune 411 001. ) 18) Mr.Nitin Memane ) Parent/Guardian of Prithviraj Memane ) B/9, Neeta Terrace, 2, Mangaldas Road ) Pune 411 001. ) 19) Monira J. Bhada ) Parent/Guardian of Khushrav J. Bhada ) 24, Park View, L.D. Ruparel Cross Lane ) Malabar Hill, Mumbai 400 006. ) 20) Dinaz V. Bilimoria ) Parent/Guardian of Firdaus V. Bilimoria ) Multani Building, 2nd Floor, Khambatta ) Lane, Khetwadi Back Road ) Mumbai 400 004. ) 21) Parvana D. Mistry ) Parent/Guardian of Danesh D. Mistry ) E/9, Godrej Baug, Off Napean Sea Road ) Mumbai 400 026. ).. PETITIONERS VERSUS 8 1) State of Maharashtra ) through the Department of School ) Education & Sports which has its office ) at Mantralaya Annexe Bhavan ) Mumbai 400 032. ) 2) The Principal Secretary ) Department of School Education & Sports ) Education, Government of Maharashtra ) who has his office at Mantralaya Extension ) Annex Building, Mumbai 400 032. ) 3) Addl. Secretary, School Education and ) Sports Department, Government of ) Maharashtra who has his office at ) Mantralaya, Annexe Building ) Mumbai 400 032. ) 4) The Maharashtra State Board of Secondary ) and Higher Secondary Education having ) its office at Shivajinagar, Pune 411 005 ) and also at Central Building Camp ) Pune 411 001. ) 5) The Council for the Indian School ) Certificate Examinations having its office ) at Pragati House, 3rd Floor, 47­48, Nehra ) Place, New Delhi 110 019. ) 6) The Management ) Jamnabai Narsee School, Narsee Monjee ) Bhavan, N.S. Road No.7, JVPD Scheme ) Juhu, Mumbai 400 049. ) 7) The Management ) The J.B. Petit High School for Girls ) 5, Maharshi Dadhichi Marg ) Mumbai 400 001. ) 8) The Management ) Vidya Prathisthan’s Magarpatta City ) Public School, Magarpatta City ) Pune 411 013. ) 9 9) The Management ) Christ Church School, Clare Road ) Byculla, Mumbai 400 008. ) 10) The Management ) Bishop’s School, General Bhagat Marg ) Camp, Pune 411 001. ) 11) The Management ) Campion School, 13, Cooperage Road ) Mumbai 400 001. ) 12) The Management ) The Activity High School, 2 N. Gamadia ) Road, Mumbai 400 026. ).. RESPONDENTS AND Parents Teachers Association United Forum ) C/o. S.H.A. Jamati, 525/20­D, Boran Road ) Bandra (West), Mumbai 400 050. ).. APPLICANTs Mr. R.A. Dada, Senior Advocate, with Mr. G.R. Joshi i/b. Federal Rashmikant for the Petitioners. Mr. R.M. Kadam, Advocate­General, with Mr. N.P. Deshpande, Assistant Government Pleader and Mrs. A.N. Helekar, Assistant Government Pleader, for Respondent Nos.1 to 3. Ms. Deepa Chavan with Mr. Kiran Gandhi, Ms.R.J. Nathani, Mr. R.R.Chile and Ms. R.V. Masurkar i/b. Little & Co. for Respondent No.4. Mr. T.N. Subramaniam, Senior Adv ocate, with Mr. N. Engineer and Mr. Hemant Shah i/b. I.C. Legal for Respondent No.5. Mr. A.Y. Bookwala, Senior Advocate, with Mr. Divekar i/b. Divekar & Co. for Applicant in N/M. No. 325 of 2010. 10 CORAM : J.N. PATEL, ACTINC C.J. AND S.C. DHARMADHIKARI J. DATED : 22ND/23RD JUNE 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : (Per S.C. Dharmadhikari, J.) Rule. Respondents waive service. Respondent Nos.1 to 8 who are the contesting Respondents waive service. It is not necessary to issue notice to Respondent Nos.6 to 12. The pleadings are complete and, therefore, by consent of parties, Rule is made returnable forthwith. 2. The Petitioners are parents of minor students who have appeared for the 10th standard examination conducted by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (Respondent No.5) (hereinafter for short referred to as “ICSE”). The Petitioners have appeared from the secondary schools impleaded as Respondent Nos.6 to 12 in this Petition. These examinations have been conducted in March 2010. The son/daughter of each of the Petitioners has passed the standard 10th examination conducted by Respondent No.5 Council. 3. The first Respondent is the State of Maharashtra. The second Respondent is the Principal Secretary, Department of School Education and Sports, State of Maharashtra, whereas Respondent No.3 11 is the Additional Secretary, Department of School Education and Sports. Respondent No.4 is the State Board established for the State of Maharashtra under the Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Act, 1965 (hereinafter for short referred to as “1965 Act”). 4. The Petitioners are challenging the Government Resolution dated 25th February 2010 and the Corrigendums dated 14th and 16th June 2010. These Government Resolutions/Orders are issued by Respondent Nos.1 and 2. The Petitioners urge that in Maharashtra schools offering Secondary Education i.e. Standards IX and X are affiliated to several Education Boards and particularly the Respondent No.4, Respondent No.5 Council and the Central Board for Secondary Education. There is another Board, namely, the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE). These Boards conduct the Xth standard examinations which are popularly known as Board Examinations. It is common ground that in the State of Maharashtra institutions affiliated to Respondent No.4 Board imparting higher secondary education i.e. standard XI and XII are designated as Junior Colleges as per the Maharashtra Secondary Higher Secondary Education Boards Regulations, 1977 (hereinafter for short referred to as “said Regulations”). The Junior Colleges in the State of 12 Maharashtra affiliated to Respondent No.4 outnumber other Institutions offering higher secondary education in affiliation with other Boards. The Petitioners’ case is that nearly 5000 Schools and Junior Colleges are affiliated to Respondent No.4 Board while there are only l168 Higher Secondary Schools which are affiliated to Central Board of Secondary Education and Respondent No.5. It is their case that on account of more seats in Junior Colleges affiliated to Respondent No.4 being available, students passing their Secondary School Certificate (10th standard) from various other Boards including Respondent No.5 apply for admission to Junior Colleges affiliated to Respondent No.4 for Higher Secondary Education. 23RD JUNE 2010 5. The contention of the Petitioners is that Regulation 79 of the said Regulations provides for eligibility of students for admission to Junior Colleges. It is then urged that under this Regulation and particularly sub­Regulation (1) of Regulation 79 students who pass the ICSE and CBSE examinations are also eligible for admission to the Junior Colleges affiliated to Respondent No.4 Board. Further, Regulation 79(1) as amended with effect from 18th March 1996 states that students who have passed the Secondary School Certificate 13 Examinations of any statutory Board in India can be admitted to the first year of Junior Colleges if they have offered and passed in minimum five subjects with English as one of the subjects. 6. It is then contended that for admission to the Junior Colleges affiliated to Respondent No.4 Board, percentage of the aggregate of marks obtained by students in all subjects in their qualifying examinations for standard X forms the sole basis for determining the rank and the merit position of the student for admission to the Junior College. The number of total marks of which the percentage is calculated may vary from Board to Board, for example Respondent No.4 Board has a total of 600marks for six subjects and Respondent No.5 Council has a total of 700 marks for seven subjects. It is also pointed out that Respondent No.5 has a similar Regulation. Regulation 79(1) prescribes a policy of granting marks to students who pass in five of the seven subjects for which the examination is conducted. It is also pointed out that the admissions to the Junior Colleges affiliated to Respondent No.4 Board are regulated solely by its own Regulations. There is no involvement of any nature of Respondent No.5 Council. As such, while calculating percentage of marks obtained by a student of ICSE Board, the aggregate of the marks obtained by students in all seven subjects is taken into consideration, as is presently 14 done. Respondent No. 4 Board has been carrying on the admission process by applying this method. 7. Our attention has been invited to the fact that since 2009­2010 the first Respondent has made On­line centralized admission process mandatory for students applying for admission to Junior Colleges in Maharashtra. Accordingly, students who wish to apply for admission to Junior Colleges in Maharashtra are required to submit a form, after indicating the percentage of the aggregate marks obtained by them in the qualifying examination i.e. SSC, ICSE, CBSE and their preferences. Prior to the impugned Government orders, the percentage of marks was computed on the basis of the total marks which are assigned to the subjects in the examination. 8. It is then urged that Respondent No.4 in order to achieve uniformity forwarded a proposal to the State Government for amending the said Regulations. The State Board addressed a detailed letter to the State Government in this regard on 27th January 2010 and 2nd February 2010. It is pointed out to us by the Petitioners that on 4th February 2010 the State Government directed the 4th Respondent Board to publicize the amendment forwarded to it in newspapers and invite suggestions and views from the public. On 6th February 2010, the 4th 15 Respondent Board is stated to have published the text of the amendment through various newspapers and Radio as also the Electronic Media. It is stated that suggestions were invited from students, parents, educationist, educational institutions. These were required to be forwarded to the Board upto 15th February 2010. The Board in its affidavit states that a repeat publication was done on 13th February 2010 and 16th February 2010. After receipt of the suggestions and views, the Board forwarded the details on 22nd February 2010 to the School Education Department of the State Government of Maharashtra. It is pointed that the first Government order came to be issued on 25th February 2010. 9. It would be convenient to reproduce the said order :­ “Regarding to apply “Best Five” Scheme since March 2010 to the Secondary School Certificate Exm (Std. 10th) conducted by Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. Govt. of Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department Govt. Order No.SSC/2010/(25/10)/Umshi­2 Mantralaya, Extension Building, Mumbai­32 Date : 25th Feb. 2010 Read : The Letter No. RM/Exam­6/582 dated 27th January 2010 and No.RM/Exam­6/1295 dated 22/2/2010. 16 Introduction In the State of Maharashtra the examination of 10th Std. Is conducted by Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary School Education Board, Pune, CBSE, ICSE and other Boards. Excluding the Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, in some other boards, the marks obtained only in 5 subject out of a total 6 subjects of the students appeared and considered to decide their passing and the percentage of the marks and the result is declared as per that. But for the 10th Std. Exam conducted by Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board the passing of the students appearing for it, is decided on the basis of the marks obtained for the total 6 subjects and as per that the percentage of the marks is shown in the marksheet. With a view to achieve uniformity the State Board has submitted a proposal for “Best of Five” to the Government. The Board had been instructed to revise the said proposal by the Government after calling for opinion of the students, guardians, education experts, teachers unions and of different social unions. Accordingly the revised proposal of the Board had been received by the Govt. It was under the consideration of the Govt. to take the action on the proposal after considering all aspects of the revised proposal presented by the Board. Govt. Order :­ The Govt. is giving the approval to apply the “Best Five” scheme subject to the following terms and conditions for the students who appeared for secondary school certificate exam (10th Std.) conducted in March 2010 by Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board and for the students who will appear for it at the years ahead. 1) The regular students who will appear for the Secondary School Certificate Exam (10th Std.) for all the subject at time and also all the repeater students who will appear for this exam for all the necessary subjects at a time, will be eligible for this scheme. 17 2) It will be necessary for the above said students to pass in all the subjects as per the present Rules (Necessary subjects/classified subjects). 3) The marks and the class of all subjects will be shown in the marksheet. 4) While showing the percentage of the marks, excluding the classification subject out of 6 necessary subjects, the percentage of best marks of 5 subjects will be shown. 5) And to obtain the admission in the science branch of 11th std, the present condition of minimum 40% of the marks in science subjects will be applicable as before. 6) The other concessions declared by the State Board will be applicable as before (e.g. Condonation for the passing in the subject, grace marks, marks for sports concession, the parameters and rules of the joint passing, the concessions for the Special needy students, ATKT). 7) The above said scheme will be applicable to the Secondary School Certificate Exam since March 2010. 2. The above said provisions should have to be included in Maharashtra Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Boards, Rules 1977 Rule 79(1) by using the powers received as per Maharashtra Secondary & Higher Secondary Education Board Act, 1965 Section 36(3). 3. The above said Govt. Order had been made available on www.maharashtra.gov.in website of the Govt. of Maharashtra and its computer code is 20100225191410001. In the name and the order of the Governor of Maharashtra. Sd/­ S.P. Khargade Addl. Secretary Govt. of Maharashtra” 18 10. It is indicated in the affidavit of the State and the 4th Respondent that there was an inadvertent error in the order dated 25th February 2010 and, therefore, a correction was sought by addressing a letter dated 13th April 2010. On 12th May 2010, the Board reminded the Government about the correction and thereafter the 1st Respondent sought details of amendments both in Marathi and English which were e­mailed to the Government. 11. It is stated that certain clarifications were given by the 4th Respondent Board in relation to award and prizes and scholarships in view of the amendment. 12. On 7th June 2010, this Writ Petition challenging the Government Resolution dated 25th February 2010 came to be filed in this Court. It was moved before us on 10th June 2010 and the following ad­interim order came to be made :­ “1) Respondent Nos.1 to 4 want time to file affidavit in reply. Time granted. However, we make it clear that respondent Nos.1 to 3 would not commence admission process without seeking permission from this Court. S.O. 18th June 2010.” 13. On 14th June 2010, the first Respondent issued the Corrigendum correcting Regulations, namely, Regulations 56, 58 and 19 59. It is stated that on 16th June 2010 once again a Corrigendum came to be issued and another correction came to be made. 14. It is pointed out that the net effect of the Corrigendum is that Regulations 56, 58 and 59 were to stand amended. The earlier error that Regulation 79(1) was amended is corrected and it was clarified that there is no amendment to the said Regulation. Further, the power of the State Government to sanction the modification to the Regulations is traceable to Section 36(3) and not Section 34 of the 1965 Act which came to be mentioned earlier. 15. It would therefore be necessary to reproduce the further orders/Corrigendums. The same are reproduced hereinbelow :­ (A) Corrigendum dated 14th June 2010 reads thus : “Regarding making application “Best Five” Scheme from March 2010 for Secondary School Certificate Examination (Std. 10th) being conducted by the Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board. Government of Maharashtra School Education and Sports Department, Government Corrigendum : No. SSC­2010/ (25/10)/HSE­2, Mantralaya, Annex Building, Mumbai – 400032 Date : 14 June, 2010. 20 Read: 1) Letter No.S.B/Exam­6/582, dt. 27 January 2010 and letter No.S.B/Exam­6/1295, dt. 22.2.2010 of Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Pune; 2) Government Resolution School Education and Sports Department No.SCC­2010/ (25/10)/HSE­2, dt. 25 February 2010; 3) Letter No.S.B/Exam­6/3093, dt. 30.4.2010 of Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Pune. Government Corrigendum :­ In paragraph No. 2 of the Government resolution referred to at Sr. No. 2 hereinabove, it should be read as “Section 34” in place of the word, “Section 36(3)” of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board Act, 1965 and it should be read as “Rule No. 56, 58 and 59” in place of the word, “Rule 71(1)” of Maharashtra Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Boards Regulation, 1977. 2. The said Government Corrigendum is made available on the website www.maharashtra.gov.in of Maharashtra Government and its computer code No. is 20100614132432001. By order and in the name of Governor of Maharashtra. Sd/­ S. P. Khorgade (S. P. Khorgade) Under Secretary to the Maharashtra Government Copy to : * The Chairman, Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Shivaji Nagar, Pune; * Director, Education (Secondary & Higher Secondary) Maharashtra State, Pune; 21 * All Divisional Chairman, Maharashtra State Secondary and Higher Secondary Divisional Education Board; * Director,