Mond Panchkroshi Shikshan Prasarak Mandal And ORS. v. The State Of Maharashtra And ORS

KJ 1/2 wp2236.15­32

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2236 OF 2015 Mond Panchkroshi Shikshan Prasarak ) Mandal No.1 )... Petitioners V/s.

The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

)... Respondents ---- Mr.P.A.Sarwankar i/by Sarwankar & Co. for petitioners. Mr.V.N.Sagare AGP for respondent nos.1 & 2.

Ms.Pranali Dixit i/by Mr.R.A.Rodrigues for respondent no.3. ---- CORAM: ANOOP V.MOHTA & K.R.SHRIRAM, JJ.

DATED : 20th April, 2015.

P.C. :

Rule returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of parties.

We are inclined to dispose of the present writ petition as respondent nos.1 & 2, in spite of proposal for affiliation for Senior Arts and Commerce college, which is pending since 2012, have not taken any decision, though respondent no.3­University has accepted the proposal. This delay in our view, in such a matter, is unreasonable and caused unnecessary hardship and injustice to the petitioners. Therefore, we direct respondent nos.1 & 2 to take

KJ 2/2 wp2236.15­32 decision in accordance with law specifically when the proposal submitted by the petitioners forwarded by respondent no.3, as early as possible, preferably within 4 weeks. All points kept open. Rule made absolute accordingly. No costs.

(K.R.SHRIRAM, J.) (ANOOP V.MOHTA,J)