1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. Writ Petition No.4486/2008 Janjagruti Bahu Uddeshiya Society, Nagpur Vs. State of Mah. and others Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. Mr. A. Parchure, Adv. for the petitioner. Mr. Sambre, Government Pleader for respondent nos.1 and 3. Coram : B.H. Marlapalle and A.H. Joshi, JJ. Dated : 16th October, 2008. Heard Mr. Parchure, learned counsel for the Petitioner-Society, which has submitted an application seeking permission to open a new degree college in Arts and Commerce College at Paoni, Tq. Ramtek for the academic year 2008-09. However, the petitioner did not hear anything from the State Government and the academic year has already commenced. As per the petitioner, there are seven Junior Colleges at Paoni, Tq. Ramtek and about 250 students commuting between Paoni and Ramtek to attend the degree college. Ramtek has three degree colleges and the distance 2 between Paoni and Ramtek is claimed to be 35 kms. The petitioner, therefore, claims that there is an urgent need to open a degree college at Paoni. Admittedly, the last date for submission of the application form seeking permission to start a new degree college for the academic year 2009-10 is 31st October, 2008. If the Petitioner-Society submits a fresh application with all compliances before 31st October, 2008, we direct the State Government through its Secretary, Department of Higher and Technical Education, to consider the said application, on its own merits, and keeping in mind the above mentioned factors, for the academic year 2009-10 and communicate its decision to the Petitioner-Society before 30th June, 2009. The petition is disposed off accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE Ambulkar.