Pradnya Niketan Education Society v. The State Of Maharashtra Through The Dy. Director And ANR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 9665 OF 2024 Pradnya Niketan Education Society ..

Petitioner

Versus

State of Maharashtra through the Dy.

Director and anr ..

Respondents ...

Ms.Sonali Jadhav for the petitioner.

Ms.Neha Bhide, G.P with Mr.O.A. Chandurkar, Addl. G.P with Ms.G.R. Raghuwanshi, AGP for the respondent State. CORAM : ALOK ARADHE, CJ & BHARATI DANGRE, J DATED : 27th JANUARY, 2025 P.C:- In this Writ Petition, the petitioner is aggrieved by its inclusion under the Right to Education Portal and has been directed to enroll 26 students under the Right to Education Quota.

The petitioner has challenged 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.

Tilak

2/2 44 WP 9665-24.doc The petitioner has challenged 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. 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 aforementioned reasons, the Writ Petition fails and is hereby dismissed.

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