Bombay High CourtWP/185/2022disposed off

Drushti Samajik Seva Sanstha, Wardha, Thr. President, Mangesh Prabhakarrao Choudhari v. The State Of Maha., Thr. Principal Secy., Dept. Of Higher And Technical Education, Mumbai And ORS

2022-07-04Hon'Ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar,Hon'Ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION (WP) No. 185/2022 Drushti Samajik Seva Sanstha, Wardha ..VS..

The State of Maharashtra and ors.

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s order__________________________________________________________ Shri A.I. Sheikh, Advocate for the petitioner Ms. Kalyani R. Deshpande, AGP for respondent nos. 1 and 2 Shri S.S. Ghate, Advocate for respondent no. 3 CORAM : A. S. CHANDURKAR AND URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.J. DATED : 04/07/2022 Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

The petitioner-society with an intention to open a new College for imparting B.S.W and M.S.W. courses applied for grant of permission on 30.12.2020. The Expert Committee recommended the case of the petitioner-society and the respondent no. 3 - University on 24.02.2021 has recommended the proposal for consideration by the State Government.

According to the petitioner, the Information Officer has now informed the petitioner-society that the petitioner's proposal is pending with the Department of Social Justice and Special Assistance of the State of Maharashtra.

Limited prayer is made for direction to the respondents to take a decision upon the said proposal.

In view of the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of directing to the respondent no. 2 - Department of Social Justice through it's Secretary to take a decision on the petitioner-society' s SMGate

83wp 185.2022.odt proposal which has been forwarded to the respondent no. 2 - Department of Social Justice on 07.04.2021.

The decision be taken within a period of eight weeks from today and communicated to the petitioner-society. Rule is disposed of in aforesaid terms. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE Digitally signed by SANDIP MAHADEV GATE Date:

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