1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.4909 OF 2009 Vishwakarma Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Suwarnawan Industries, Vivekanand Chowk, Latur, District Latur through its Secretary Shivaji Kishanrao Patil, Age 65 years, Occu.Agriculture, R/o Vivekanand Chowk, Latur .. PETITIONER Versus 1. State of Maharashtra, through its Secretary, School Education Department, Government of Maharashtra Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. Director of Education, Pune, District Pune 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Latur Region, Latur 4. Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Latur .. RESPONDENTS Shri V.D.Gunale, Advocate for petitioner Shri N.N.Jadhav, AGP for respondents CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND A.V. POTDAR, JJ DATE : 29th JULY 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. We have heard Shri V.D.Gunale, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Shri N.N.Jadhav, learned Assistant Government Pleader who accepts notice on behalf of respondents. 3. The petitioner by this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India prays for grant of permission to the petitioner – institution to start a school at Mhada Colony, Babhalgaon road, Latur in the name and style “Kailaswashi Ramrao Mirkale Vidyalaya” pursuant to its proposal dated 12.5.2008. Since the aforesaid proposal is pending consideration we are not inclined to grant the relief at prayer clause (C) to the petition. However, according to us the interest of justice would be subserved by directing the respondents to decide the proposal dated 12.5.2008 submitted by the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of three months. 4. In the light of that, therefore, we allow this petition and direct the respondents to decide the proposal of the petitioner dated 12.5.2008 for starting a school at Mhada Colony, 3 Babhalgaon road, Latur in the name and style “Kailaswashi Ramrao Mirkale Vidyalaya”. We direct the respndents to decide the said proposal, if not decided, in accordance with law, within a period of three months from today and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is made absolute to the extent above with no order as to costs. ( A.V.POTDAR ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/4909.09wp) 4