Jyoti Anant Dongre v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4200 OF 2018 Jyoti Anant Dongre .. Petitioner

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The State of Maharashtra and others .. Respondents Shri Mahesh S. Tuar, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri P. N. Kutti, A.G.P. for Respondent Nos. 1 to 4. Shri Sunil R. Chaware, Advocate for the Respondent No. 5. CORAM : S. V. GANGAPURWALA AND SUNIL K. KOTWAL, JJ.

DATE : 13TH JUNE, 2018.

FINAL ORDER :

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Heard the learned counsel for respective parties. The learned counsel for respective parties and the learned Assistant Government Pleader are ad-edm that the present matter is covered under the judgment and order of this Court in Writ Petition No. 7256 of 2011 with another connected matter decided under order dated 02nd December, 2013.

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In the light of that, we follow the same course. 3.

In view of the decision rendered by the Division Bench, as referred to above, the petition deserves to be allowed, and the

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The respondents are directed to examine the cases of each of the petitioner for deciding whether husband of the petitioner satisfies the criteria laid down for claiming benefits under the ACPS to the private aided Government schools under the Government Resolution dated 30th April 1998, as modified from time to time, and if it is found that the husband of the petitioner is entitled to claim benefits under the Scheme, and he satisfies the eligibility criteria, the respondents shall extend the benefits to the petitioners. The respondents shall scrutinize the case of petitioner within a period of six months, and extend the benefits to the petitioner who is found eligible, as expeditiously as possible preferably, within a period of four months from such scrutiny.

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In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of. No costs.

[SUNIL K. KOTWAL, J.] [S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] bsb/June 18