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Vatsalabai Naik Balak Ashram Deotala Through Its Treasurer Pradip Ramdas Chavan v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Another

2023-08-11Hon'Ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil,Hon'Ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 995 WRIT PETITION NO.9958 OF 2023 KAI. DHANRAJJI CHAVAN BALGRUHA DEOTALA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY VIKAS DHANRAJ CHAVAN

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ANOTHER ...

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Jadhav Vinod B. AGP for Respondents/State : Mr. A.S. Shinde.

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1004 WRIT PETITION NO.9975 OF 2023 VATSALABAI NAIK BALAK ASHRAM DEOTALA THROUGH ITS TREASURER PRADIP RAMDAS CHAVAN

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY AND ANOTHER ...

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Jadhav Vinod B. AGP for Respondents/State : Mr. S.G. Sangale

CORAM

: MANGESH S. PATIL & SHAILESH P. BRAHME, JJ.

DATE : 11.08.2023 PER COURT :

Heard.

2.

The petitioners/Trusts-Societies which run Child Care Homes under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 are seeking renewal of the licence and/or re-registration pursuant to the provisions of Section 41 of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015. Their proposals/applications are pending with the respondent No. 2 (Exhibit 'D') dated 18.09.2019. Considering all the 1/2

995 WP 9958 23.odt aspects we have elaborately laid down the directions to be followed by the respondents in similar set of facts in the matter of Mother Teresa Balakashram Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others in Writ Petition No. 7821/2021 and connected matters decided on 08.09.2022. 3.

We dispose of the Writ Petitions by directing the respondents to consider the petitioners applications/proposals for re-registration in accordance with law and in tune with our observations in the matters of Mother Teresa Balakashram (supra) by granting opportunity to the petitioners of being heard and if necessary of making necessary compliances if and when the shortcomings are noticed. The decision shall be taken as expeditiously as possible and in any case within 12 weeks from today. 4.

The petitioners shall appear before the respondent No. 2 on 28.08.2023.

( SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) mkd/- 2/2