1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5036 OF 2010 Shubangi Sevabahi Sanstha Antargaon, Tq. Naigaion through it's Secretary, Shivaji S/o Bapurao Nakade, Age : 42 Years, Occu. : Social Worker and agriculturist, R/o Pethwadaj, Tq. Kandhar, District Nanded .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through it's Secretary, Department of School Education, Mantralaya Mumbai - 32. 2. The Director Education, Maharashtra State, Pune. Fort, Mumbai - 1. 3. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded, Tq. & Dist. Nanded. .. Respondents Shri I. D. Maniyar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. 2 DATE : 11TH JUNE, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT ( PER P. V. HARDAS, J ) : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 02. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays that the proposal submitted by the petitioner for grant of permission to open a new school has remained pending since 2008. In the light of the pendency of the said proposal we are inclined to allow this petition. 03. We accordingly, allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner, if pending, in accordance with law, within a period of two months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 04. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/June 10