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Institute Of Creative Education Throu. Dinkar Sakharam Raykar v. District Educational Officer, Primary Zilla Parishad, Kolhapur And ORS

2025-07-29Hon'Ble Shri Justice M. S. Karnik , Hon'Ble Shri Justice N. R. Borkar2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

by URMILA PRAMOD INGALE Date:

2025.07.31 18:30:27 +0530 URMILA PRAMOD INGALE CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7802 OF 2025 Institute of Creative Education, Creative School... Petitioners

Versus

The Union of India and ors.

.... Respondents **** Mr. Kushal Kulkarni, for the Petitioners (through V.C.). Mr. Yogeshwar S. Bhate a/w Ms.Vaishali Choudhari, for the Respondent No.1.

Mr. N.C. Walimbe, Addl. GP a/w Mr. Abhijeet Naik, for Respondents No. 2 to 4.

**** CORAM :

M.S.KARNIK AND N.R.BORKAR, JJ.

DATE :

29th JULY 2025 P.C. :

1.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Addl.G.P. for the respondent/State.

2.

According to the petitioners - institutions, they are entitled to reimbursement of fees for the students admitted against the quota of 25 % as per the provisions of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ('the Act" for the short). However, they have not been paid the said amount. 3.

In an identical petition, this Court by order dated 10th June 2025 in Writ Petition No. 6128 of 2025 directed the authority

Ingale 17-wp-7802-25.odt concerned to scrutinize the proposal for the reimbursement to the petitioners therein and if they are found to be entitled to some amount, the same shall be reimbursed to them. 4.

We are, therefore, inclined to pass the similar order in the present petition.

5.

The respondents shall scrutinize the proposal of petitioners - institutions for reimbursement and if they are found to be entitled to some amount, the same shall be reimbursed to them. However, in case the petitioners - institutions are not found to be entitled, then they shall be communicated the reasons therefor for their non-entitlement for the amount they are claiming. The said exercise shall be done within a period of eight weeks from today. 6.

The petition is disposed of in the aforesaid terms. (N.R.BORKAR, J.) (M.S.KARNIK, J.)