1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 5156 OF 2009 Asmita Mahila Bahu Uddeshiya Sanstha, Jalgaon, Having its Office at 25, Prashit, Yashwant Colony, Ring Road, Jalgaon 425 001 Through its President Smt.Asmita Nityanand Patil .. PETITIONER Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra through Under Secretary, Higher and Technical Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Principal Secretary, Higher and Technical Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 3. The Director of Higher Education, Maharashtra State, Central Building, Pune – 1 .. RESPONDENTS Shri S.T.SHELKE, Advocate for petitioner Shri V.H.Dighe, AGP for respondents 1 to 3 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 7th August 2009 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. A copy of the order dated 30.7.2009 passed by the Division Bench of this Court at its principal Bench at Bombay in Writ Petition No.5884 of 2009 has been placed before us. The aforesaid copy is taken on record and marked as Exhibit “X” for the purpose of identification. The learned Counsel for the parties agree that the nature of challenge raised in the present petition and the nature of challenge in Writ Petition No.5884 of 2009 decided by Division Bench at Bombay by order dated 30.7.2009 are identical. 3. In the light of the judgment of Division Bench of this Court at its principal seat at Bombay in Writ Petition No.5884 of 2009 dated 30.7.2009, this petition is also allowed and Rule is made absolute in terms of prayer clause (B) to the petition with no order as to costs. 3 4. Copy of this judgment, duly authenticated, be provided to the learned Counsel for the parties to act upon. ( A.V.POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/5156.09wp) 4