Jai Maharashtra Shikshan Sanstha Throu. Its President And ORS v. The State Maharashtra Through Its Secretary Schoolsports And Education Dept And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 16114 OF 2023 Jai Maharashtra Shikshan Sanstha Through its President and Ors.

... Petitioners V/s.

The State of Maharashtra and Ors.

... Respondents Mr. Vinayak P. Narwade for the Petitioners Mr. P.P. Kakade, Govt. Pleade with Ms. N.M. Mehra, AGP for the Respondent - State CORAM : NITIN JAMDAR & M.M. SATHAYE, JJ.

DATE : 02 JANUARY 2024 P.C. :- The Petitioner - Educational Institute is before us making a grievance that inspite of the internal proposals within the education department indicating that the Petitioner is entitled to the grant-in, and no final decision is taken.

2.

The learned Counsel for the Petitioner had drawn our attention to the report submitted by the Education Officer (Secondary), Zilla Parishad, Pune to the Deputy Director, Pune on 21 July 2022 and the communication by the Deputy Director to the Corrected as per Speaking to Minutes order dated 17 January 2024

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7. WP 16114.23-Corrected.doc Director, Education dated 4 August 2022. According to the Petitioner, these reports/proposals are favourable to the Petitioner. The learned AGP states that the copy of the Petition is not served. 3.

Going by the documents that are placed on record it appears that the proposal for grant-in-aid to the Petitioner is not yet finally decided. That being the position, we dispose of the Writ Petition observing that the State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Sports and Education Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai would take an appropriate decision as to whether the Petitioner is entitled to the grant-in, within a reasonable time preferably within a period of eight weeks, subject to clerical and such other procedural compliances that are necessary and subject to other urgent time bound commitments.

4.

By this observation we are not deemed to have opined as to whether the Petitioner is entitled to grant-in-aid or not, which decision the Director will have to take.

5.

The Writ Petition is disposed of in above terms. M.M. SATHAYE, J.

NITIN JAMDAR, J.

by JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR Date: 2024.01.22 16:19:39 +0530 JYOTI PRAKASH PAWAR Corrected as per Speaking to Minutes order dated 17 January 2024