1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.7236 OF 2008 Vivek Vardhani Seva Bhavi Sanstha Parbhani, through its Administrative/Authorised Officer Shri Dattatraya s/o Bhujangrao Desai, Age 36 years, Occu.Service R/o Khandewadi, Tq. Paithan, Dist. Aurangabad ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra (Secretary), Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai) 2. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, through its Registrar ..RESPONDENTS Mr S.T. Ghute, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr K.G.Patil, AGP for respondent no.1; Mr K.M. Suryawanshi, Advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM: P.V. HARDAS AND R.K.DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 1ST JULY, 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT: [PER R.K. DESHPANDE, J.] 2 Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. Learned A.G.P. Shri K.G. Patil waives notice for respondent no.1 and Shri K.M. Suryawanshi, learned Counsel for respondent no.2. Heard by consent of parties. 2. The petitioner has forwarded proposal dated 31.10.2007 to the Director, Colleges & University Development Board of university for permission to start M.S.W. College at Samarth Nagar, Aurangabad from the academic session 2008-09. This proposal was recommended by the Director on 28.12.2007 for permission to start M.S.W. College. However, since then the matter is pending and has not been decided by respondent no.1 so far. In view of this, petition can be disposed of by directing respondent no.1 to decide the proposal which is pending within a period of eight weeks from today. Hence the following order : Respondent no.1 – State Government is directed to decide the proposal dated 31.10.2007 forwarded by the petitioner for grant of permission to start M.S.W. College within a period of eight weeks from today and to communicate the said decision to the petitioner. Rule made absolute on the aforesaid terms. No order as to costs. [ R.K. DESHPANDE, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] amj/wp7236.08 3