1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.5167 OF 2008 (Madhav Bahuuddeshiya Shikshan Sanstha vs. State and another) ___________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : JANUARY 19, 2009 Heard Shri Shende, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Mrs. Dangre, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondent no.1, and Shri Kulkarni, learned Counsel for the respondent no.2. Shri Shende, learned Counsel for the petitioner, states that petitioner submitted proposal dated 29.10.2007 to respondent no.2 University for opening Arts College at Dawaniwada, Taluq and District Gondia. It is submitted that respondent University vide communication dated 9.2.2008 recommended the proposal of the petitioner to the State Government for necessary action under Section 82(5) of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994. However, till this date, the petitioner has not 2 received any communication from the State Government in this regard. It is prayed that appropriate direction may be given to the State Government. Mrs. Dangre, learned Additional Government Pleader for the respondent no.1, states that proposal of the petitioner has been rejected by the State Government by recording reasons and those reasons shall be communicated to the petitioner. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, we dispose of the petition with direction to the State Government to communicate to the petitioner the reasons for rejection of the proposal of the petitioner within a period of fifteen days from the date of receipt of this order. The learned Additional Government Pleader is directed to communicate this order to the State Government forthwith. Copy of this order, duly authenticated by the Court Sheristedar, be given to the learned Additional Government Pleader. JUDGE JUDGE khj 3