Delhi Public School v. State Of Maharahtra Thr The School Education And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6222 OF 2024 Delhi Public School ..

Petitioner

Versus

State of Maharashtra & Ors ..

Respondents ...

Mr. Sanket Patil with Ms.Sonali Jadhav for the petitioner. Mr.O.A. Chandurkar, Addl. G.P with Mr.G.R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for respondent no.1.

Mr.Vishal Shirke for respondent nos.2 and 3 Corporation. CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ & BHARATI DANGRE, J DATED : 27th JANUARY, 2025 P.C:- With consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the petition is heard finally.

In this petition, the petitioner has assailed the validity of the communication dated 7/3/2024 issued by respondent no.2 by which the eligible schools within its jurisdiction has been asked to register on Right to Education Portal and to give admission to 48 students under the Right to Education Quota. The petitioner has challenged the aforesaid communication on the strength of the notification dated 9/2/2024 on the ground that the petitioner is exempted from the ambit and purview of the Right to Education Act, 2005. Tilak

2/2 41.doc It is a common ground that in the aforesaid notification dated 9/2/2024, has been quashed and set aside by a Division Bench of this Court vide judgment dated 19/7/2024 passed in Public Interest Litigation No.61/2024. For the afore mentioned reasons, the Writ Petition fails and is hereby dismissed.

(BHARATI DANGRE, J.) (CHIEF JUSTICE) Tilak