1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4103 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... 2 W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.4104 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H 3 WRIT PETITION NO.4105 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.4106 OF 2010 4 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.4107 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, 5 Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.4108 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President 6 Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.4117 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, 7 District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.4118 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 8 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.4119 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, 9 Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... W I T H WRIT PETITION NO.4122 OF 2010 H.B.P. Narayandev Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Village Takli (Antur), Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad through its President Shri Prakash Patil, Age 55 years, Occ. Agri., R/o village Takli Antur, Taluka Kannad, District Aurangabad . ... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Principal Secretary, Ministry of School Education, Madam Cama Road, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32 10 2. The Dy. Director of Education, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad 3. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Education Directorate, Maharashtra State, Pune. 4. Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, through C.E.O., Aurangabad (Copy for respondent Nos.1 to 4 to be served on Govt. Pleader, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad) ... RESPONDENTS ..... Shri S.S. Deshmukh, Advocate for the petitioner Shri S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondents ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATED: 9th June, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, these petitions are heard finally at this stage and since the relief claimed in all these petitions is similar, these petitions are being decided by this common judgment. 2. The limited grievance of the petitioners in these petitions is that the proposals submitted by the petitioners for opening of a new school have not been decided by the respondents. 11 3. In the light of the pendency of the proposals, we are inclined to allow these petitions by directing the respondents to decide the proposals of the petitioners, if pending, in accordance with law, within two months from today and communicate the decision thereof to the petitioners. Rule made absolve with no order as to costs. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (P.V. HARDAS, J.)