The Maharashtra Janseva Prasarak Mandal Thr Its Secretary Deepak Gulabrao Mote v. The Union Of India Thr Its Secretary And Others

2025:BHC-AUG:343-DB 26.25wp (1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 12 WRIT PETITION NO. 26 OF 2025 The Maharashtra Janseva Prasarak Mandal, thr. its Secretary Deepak Gulabrao Mote

VERSUS

1.

The Union of India thr. its Secretary, Ministry of Education Department of School Education and literacy, New Delhi 2.

The State of Maharashtra, thr. its Secretary Department of School Education and Sports, Mumbai 3.

The Finance Department, Mumbai 4.

The Directorate of Primary Education, Pune 5.

The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded ....

Mr P. S. Anerao, Advocate for petitioner Ms Sudha Chintamani, Standing Counsel for respondent No.1 Mr R. K. Ingole, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.2 to 4 Mr S. B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for respondent No.5 CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ.

DATE : 6th January, 2025

26.25wp (2) PER COURT:

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The petitioner/institution is claiming reimbursement of fees under Section 12(1)(C) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.

2.

We have heard the learned standing counsel for respondent No.1, learned A.G.P. for respondent Nos.2 to 4 and learned advocate Mr Pulkundwar for respondent No.5. 3.

We dispose of the writ petition directing respondents to consider petitioner's claim on its own merits in the light of the requisition/proposal forwarded by the Headmaster addressed to the Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Nanded, dated 06/12/2024 (Exhibit B) and if it is found entitled to have the reimbursement, they shall take immediate step for making the reimbursement. The decision shall be taken as expeditiously as possible and in any case within a period of six weeks. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) sjk