1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6391 OF 2009 Vasantrao s/o Govindrao Shidore, Age 73 years, Occu.Social Work and Secretary, Rajashri Shri Chhatrapati Shahu Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Ahmednagar ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, School Education and Sports Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032 2. The Assistant Secretary, School Education and Sports Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 3. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Ahmednagar .. RESPONDENTS Shr Amol N.Kakade, Advocate for petitioner Shri K.G.Patil, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondents 1 to 3 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 21st April, 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER S.V.GANGAPURWALA, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2 2. By the present writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays that respondents be directed to grant permission/recommendation to the petitioner to open and run Secondary School. 3. It is brought to our notice that the proposal submitted by the petitioner to the respondents for opening a secondary school is not yet decided. 4. In view of the fact that the proposal submitted by the petitioner on 12.5.2008 is not yet decided, we direct the respondents to decide the said proposal, if pending by end of June 2010 and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 5. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/6391.09wp)