JUDGMENT- B.B. VAGYANI, J.:---Heard.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With consent, taken up for final hearing forthwith.

3. In all these three writ petitions, the order dated 30-4-2001 passed by the respondent State granting permission to start a new college at Shirur Kasar, Tq. Patoda of District Beed is challenged and therefore, these three writ petitions are disposed of by common judgment.

4. The petitioner in Writ Petition No. 2091 of 2001 is an educational society known as Shetkari Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Ashti, District Beed. The petitioner claims that it is one of the most reputed educational institutions in Beed District. The petitioner institution runs Colleges at Ashti and Kada. The petitioner also runs a College of Physical Education at Ashti. The petitioner claims that it runs near about 21 secondary schools in Beed District and approximately 10,000 students are taking education in various branches of the high schools.

5. The petitioner submitted its proposal as required to be submitted under section 82 of the Maharashtra Universities Act, 1994. The University recommended the proposal of the petitioner. However, the State Government did not consider the proposal

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