diff -Naur /home/abhijit/tmp/moodle/course/edit.php moodle/course/edit.php
--- /home/abhijit/tmp/moodle/course/edit.php	2016-03-17 09:48:57.832154511 +0530
+++ moodle/course/edit.php	2016-03-17 09:50:40.384157649 +0530
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@
             case 'topcat':
                 $returnurl = new moodle_url($CFG->wwwroot . '/course/');
                 break;
+            case 'pending':
+                $returnurl = new moodle_url($CFG->wwwroot . '/course/pending.php');
+                break;
         }
     }
 }
diff -Naur /home/abhijit/tmp/moodle/course/pending.php moodle/course/pending.php
--- /home/abhijit/tmp/moodle/course/pending.php	2016-03-17 09:48:57.796154510 +0530
+++ moodle/course/pending.php	2016-03-17 09:51:14.656158698 +0530
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     $courseid = $course->approve();
 
     if ($courseid !== false) {
-        redirect($CFG->wwwroot.'/course/edit.php?id=' . $courseid);
+        redirect($CFG->wwwroot.'/course/edit.php?id=' . $courseid.'&returnto=pending');
     } else {
         print_error('courseapprovedfailed');
     }