1 Wp 7579.11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 7579 OF 2011 Bhagwan Pratisthan's Babanrao Dhakne School and Higher Secondary School, Chikalthana, Aurangabad, Through its Executive Trustee Shri Vinayakrao Saluba Wagh, Age : 56 Years, Occu. : Agril. R/o "Sandeep", Garkheda Area, Aurangabad, Dist. Aurangabad. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra Through the Secretary for School Education and Sports Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Director of Education, Secondary and Higher Secondary, Maharashtra State, Pune. 3. The Deputy Director of Education, Aurangabad Region, Aurangabad. 4. The Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad, District Aurangabad. 2 Wp 7579.11 5. Shri R. S. Ragade, Head Master, Zilla Parishad Primary Girls School, Vaijapur, Tq. Vaijapur, Dist. Aurangabad. 6. Shri Tholya, Ex-Head Master, Samant Bhadra Vidyalaya, Verul, Tq. Khultabad, District Aurangabad. 7. Shri M. M. Ugle, Ex-Head Master, New High School, Dhoregaon, Tq. Gangapur, Dist. Aurangabad. .. Respondents Shri V. D. Hon, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri P. P. More, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. Shri V. M. Kagane, Advocate for the Intervenor. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. DATE : 18TH OCTOBER, 2011. ORAL JUDGMENT : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of parties taken up for final hearing. 2. The appeal filed by the present petitioner is pending before the State. Initially the order directing appointment of 3 Wp 7579.11 administrator was stayed. Subsequently it came to be vacated. Aggrieved thereby present petition is filed. 3. I have heard Shri Hon, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri Kagane, the learned counsel for the intervenor and Shri More, the learned A. G. P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 4. The respondent Nos. 5 to 7 are the administrative committee members who are appointed and the said order was stayed. 4. Shri More, the learned A. G. P. for respondent Nos. 1 to 4 submits that the appeal filed by the petitioner is pending with the State and has placed on record the letter dated 17 th October, 2011 received by him. The same is taken on record and marked as “X” for identification. 5. In view of the fact that appeal is still pending and this Court on 29 th September, 2011 had passed an order of status quo and the administrators have not yet taken the charge, instead of deciding the matter on merits, it would be appropriate to continue the order of status quo passed on 29 th September, 2011 till the disposal of appeal by the State, which is pending before the State. 4 Wp 7579.11 6. In the result the writ petition is allowed. The order of status quo passed by this Court on 29 th September, 2011 is continued till the disposal of the appeal by the State on its own merits. The State shall expeditiously dispose off the appeal and preferably within a period of three (3) months. Rule is accordingly made absolute in above terms. 7. The intervenor may apply for addition of party in appeal. Sd/- [ S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] bsb/Oct. 11