1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5163 OF 2010 Komal Sevibhavi Sanstha, Gajanan Nagar, Parbhani, Through its Trustee Sau. Kamal W/o Kamlakar Gaikwad, Age : 37 Years, Occu. : Household, R/o Gajanan Nagar, Parbhani. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through the Secretary, Department of School Education, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32. 2. Divisional Deputy Director, 3. Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Parbhani. .. .. Respondents Shri Sachin Deshmukh, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the Respondent/State. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 17TH JUNE, 2010. 2 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. The limited relief which the petitioner has prayed for in this petition is to direct the respondents to decide the proposal submitted by the petitioner in the month of May 2008, for permission to open a new school at Gajanan Nagar, Parbhani. According to the petitioner, the aforesaid proposal is till pending consideration with the respondents. 03. In the light of the pendency of the proposal, we direct the respondents to decide the proposal, 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