Ku. Aarohi Moreshwar Fule Thr. Guardian Father Moreshwar Krushnaji Fule v. State Of Maharashtra Thr. Secretary, School Education And Sports Department, Mumbai And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO. 2260 OF 2020 (Ku. Aarohi Moreshwar Fule thr. her natural guardian father Shri Moreshwar Krushnaji Fule vs. The State of Maharashtra thr. Secretary, School Education and Sports Department & Ors.) __________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court'

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Shri A.A. Dhawas, Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. H.N. Prabhu, AGP for respondent Nos. 1 to 3. .....

CORAM : R.K. DESHPANDE & PUSHPA V. GANEDIWALA, JJ.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020.

Hearing was conducted through Video Conferencing and the learned counsel for the parties agreed that the audio and visual quality was proper. The question is of fixing of criteria of age for admission of students in first standard in the schools run in the State of Maharashtra. The Government Resolution dated 21.01.2015 and modification thereto on 23.01.2015 prescribe the criteria of six years completion of age as on 30th September. This has changed the earlier criteria of admission specified in earlier Government Resolution dated 11.06.2010.

This is a matter of policy and this Court

1709wp2260.20 cannot sit in appeal over the policy decision taken by the State of Maharashtra. Merely because C.B.S.E. Schools and other States criteria of completion of five years of age is prescribed, that cannot be a ground to challenge the Government Resolution.

Writ Petition is dismissed. No order as to costs.

This order be communicated to the learned counsels appearing for the parties, either on the e-mail address or on Whatsapp or by such other mode, as is permissible in law.

JUDGE JUDGE *GS.