1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4147 OF 2010 SHIVJAGRUTI BAHUUDDESHIYA VIKAS MANDAL LNALEGAON THROUGH SECRETARY NALEGAON, TQ. CHAKUR DIST LATUR .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH GP HC AURANGBAD AURANGBAD 2. THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, MAHARASHTRA STATE , PUNE 3. THE DY. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION LATUR DIVISION LATUR 4. THE EDUCATION OFFICER (PRIMARY) ZILLA PARISHAD, LATUR. .... RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4187 OF 2010 SHIVJAGRUTI BAHUUDDESHIYA VIKAS MANDAL NALEGAON THROUGH SECRETARY NALEGAON, TQ .CHAKUR, DIST .: LATUR .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION 2 MAHARASHTRA STATE, PUNE 3. THE DY. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION LATUR DIVISION, LATUR 4. THE EDUCATION OFFICER (PRIMARY) ZILLA PARISHAD, LATUR. DISTRICT LATUR. .... RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4192 OF 2010 SHIVJAGRUTI BAHUUDDESHIYA VIKAS MANDAL NALEGAON TQ. CHAKUR, DIST. LATUR THROUGH ITS SECRETARY MADHAV BABURAO GANGAPURE AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O : NALEGAON, TQ. CHAKUR DIST . :LATUR .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MAHARASHTRA STATE, PUNE-1. 3. THE DY. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION LATUR DIVISION, LATUR DISTRICT : LATUR. 4. THE EDUCATION OFFICER (PRIMARY) ZILLA PARISHAD, LATUR. DISTRICT LATUR. .... RESPONDENTS WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4194 OF 2010 3 SHIVJAGRUTI BAHUUDDESHIYA VIKAS MANDAL NALEGAON TQ. CHAKUR, DIST. LATUR THROUGH ITS SECRETARY MADHAV BABURAO GANGAPURE AGE. 35 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O : NALEGAON, TQ. CHAKUR DIST . :LATUR .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI. 2. THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION MAHARASHTRA STATE, PUNE-1. 3. THE DY. DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION LATUR DIVISION, LATUR DISTRICT : LATUR. 4. THE EDUCATION OFFICER (PRIMARY) ZILLA PARISHAD, LATUR. DISTRICT LATUR. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. B.A.Dhengle, Advocate holding for Mr. T.J.Poul, Advocate for petitioners. Mr. K.J.Ghute Patil, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 05/05/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. At the out set, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to delete Education Officer - respondent no. 4 as respondent to 4 the petition. Leave granted at the risk of the petitioner. 2. According to the petitioners, in all these petitions which can be decided by this common Judgment, the petitioners claim that the proposals submitted by them for opening of the Primary School are pending consideration with the respondents. In that light of the matter, Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, these petitions are heard finally at this stage. 3. Since the proposals are said to be pending, we allow these petitions and direct the respondents to decide the proposals, if pending, in accordance with law, within period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioners. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 4147,4187,4192,4194.10 ( J ) 5