Mataji Shikshan Sanstha Through Its Secretary Suhas Bhagwanrao Ingewad v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD 9 WRIT PETITION NO.3525 OF 2023 APPROPRIATE RURAL TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE THROUGH ITS SECRETARY DR. VIKAS CHAMPATRAO JADHAV
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 10 WRIT PETITION NO.3526 OF 2023 MATOSHRI TULSI SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT PUNDLIK BHIVSAN SONAWANE
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 14 WRIT PETITION NO.3544 OF 2023 MARATHWADA MAHATMA PHULE SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 52 WRIT PETITION NO.3766 OF 2023 INDIRA SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THROUGH ITS SECRETARY NARAYAN SHANKAR RATHOD
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND
(2) 69 WRIT PETITION NO.3784 OF 2023 SHRIKRUSHNA SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT BALAJI DEVIDAS PAWAR
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 71 WRIT PETITION NO.3788 OF 2023 MATAJI SHIKSHAN SANSTHA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY SUHAS BHAGWANRAO INGEWAD
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS AND 74 WRIT PETITION NO.3798 OF 2023 JAGDISH SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT SHASHIKALA UTTAM RATHOD
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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ....
Mr Vinod B. Jadhav, Advocate for Petitioners; Mr S. G. Karlekar, Mr S. K. Tambe, Mr V. M. Kagne, A.G.Ps. for Respondents/State in respective petitions CORAM : RAVINDRA V. GHUGE AND SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, JJ.
DATE : 3rd April, 2023 PER COURT:
1.
The Petitioners in these petitions are identically placed. They have put forth identical prayer clauses (B) and (C)
(3) in these petitions. We are reproducing prayer clauses in the first writ petition i.e. Writ Petition No.3525/2023, which read as under:- "B) Issue writ of mandamus or writ in the nature of mandamus to the respondents to forthwith sanction, release and pay the non-salary grant-in-aid (Building Rent & Maintenance Charges) to the Higher Secondary Ashram School/ Junior College attached to existing Primary & Secondary Ashram Schools being run by the petitioner, as per the Government Resolution dated 26.06.2008 and 17.09.2019 w.e.f. academic year 2012-2013, at par with the other Ashram Schools mentioned in the Government Resolution dated 08.03.2019.
C) Pending hearing and final disposal of this Writ Petition, the respondents may please be directed to forthwith sanction, release and pay the non-salary grant-inaid (Building Rent & Maintenance Charges) to the Higher Secondary Ashram School Junior College attached to existing Primary & Secondary Ashram Schools being run by the petitioner, as per the Government Resolution dated 26.06.2008 and 17.09.2019 w.e.f. academic year 20122013, at par with the other Ashram Schools mentioned in the Government Resolution dated 08.03.2019."
2.
Issue notice to the Respondents in all these petitions, returnable forthwith by consent of the parties. The learned A.G.P. appears on behalf of all the Respondents.
3.
It is pointed out that, this Court had passed an order on 30/01/2023 in Writ Petition No.10367/2022 and on 13/03/2023 in Writ Petition No.2804/2023 with connected writ petitions. The
(4) learned Advocate for the Petitioners prays that, for the same reasons, these petitions be disposed off and the claims of these Petitioners be considered within a time frame. 4.
In view of the above and for the reasons recorded in the order dated 30/01/2023, in the light of the earlier order of a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, dated 13/08/2018 in Writ Petition No.15292/2017, these petitions are disposed off. In view of the directions in the above referred order, the appropriate authority would arrive at a decision, on or before 30/06/2023. (SANJAY A. DESHMUKH, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) sjk