Vision Academy English Medium School Balaji Social Foundation Thr Its Secretary v. The State Of Maharashtra Primary Education Dept And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.14780 OF 2024 Vision Academy English Medium School, ] Jail Road, Nashik ] Through Secretary : Satish Shantaram Mhaske ] .. Petitioner

Versus

1. The State of Maharashtra, ] Through Primary Education Department ]

2. The Commissioner of Education, ] Primary Directorate of Education, Pune ]

3. The Director of Education, ] Primary Directorate of Education, Pune ]

4. The Regional Deputy Director of Education ] Nashik Region, Nashik ]

5. Chief Executive Officer, ] Zilla Parishad, Nashik ]

6. The Education Officer (Primary), ] Zilla Parishad, Nashik ] .. Respondents Mr. Vaibhav Kadam with Mr. Aditya Thorat, Mr. Shrinath Bobade, Ms. Vedika Bhoir and Ms. Shweta Jadhav, Advocates for the Petitioner. Mr. S.H. Kankal, Assistant Government Pleader for the Respondent-State of Maharashtra.

CORAM : A.S. CHANDURKAR & M.M. SATHAYE, JJ DATE : 27TH MARCH 2025.

ORAL JUDGMENT : { Per A.S. Chandurkar, J. } 1.

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard learned counsel for the parties.

2.

The petitioner is an Educational Institution seeking reimbursement of grant under the provisions of Section 12(2) of the Right of Children to Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Date:

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Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, previously part amount of the grant has been reimbursed and now the entitlement is for 25% of such further grant. 3.

The learned Assistant Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the respondent no.2 is the Competent Authority to consider the entitlement of the petitioner.

4.

In the aforesaid facts, the writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent no.2 to consider the entitlement of the petitioner to reimbursement of grant under Section 12(2) of the Act of 2009. The respondent nos.5 and 6 shall furnish necessary information to the said Authorities, as required. The aforesaid process of considering the entitlement of the petitioner be undertaken and completed within a period of three months of receiving copy of this order. Needless to state that on such entitlement being found, further consequential steps shall be taken by the respondents.

5.

Rule is disposed of in aforesaid terms with no order as to costs. [ M.M. SATHAYE, J. ] [ A.S. CHANDURKAR, J. ] 2/2 912-WP-14780-2024.doc Dixit