JUDGMENT - Dr. D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, J.:---Rule, returnable forthwith. Respondents waive service. By consent, petition is taken up for hearing.

2.The petitioner, which is registered under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950, started a secondary school at Sondoli in the District of Kolhapur. Initially classes for Standard VIII were conducted for academic year 1994-95. The secondary school was conducted without any authorisation from the State Government and, it was only on 13-1-1995 that the petitioner applied for sanction and approval by the Government. The pattern of conducting unauthorised classes continued in 1995-96 and in 1996-97 when classes came to be conducted for standards VIII, IX X without permission from the Government. The students of the school who had pursued their studies for standard X were permitted to appear for the Board examination through another recognised school. On 18-9-1998, another application came to be filed by the school before the State Government for sanction. By a communication dated 20-8-1999, the State Government rejected the application of the petitioner for permission to open and establish a secondary school. Three reasons were furnished by the St

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