Pratap Marotirao Wadje And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others

2026:BHC-AUG:21429-DB 14657.2025WP.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

BENCH AT AURANGABAD.

939 WRIT PETITION NO. 14657 OF 2025 PRATAP MAROTIRAO WADJE AND OTHERS

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Patil Indrale A.V. AGP for Respondent/State : Mr.P.K. Lakhotiya ...

CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.

DATED : 8th MAY, 2026.

ORDER :

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Undiputably, the question raised in this petition and prayers made therein are squarely covered by the decision of this Court in Writ Petition No.3861/2014 and connected Writ Petitions, decided on 25.04.2014.

2.

For the reasons stated in the said order, Writ Petition is allowed in the following terms.

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The respondents are directed to examine the cases of each of the individual petitioner for deciding whether they satisfy the criteria laid down for claiming benefits under the ACPS to the private aided Government schools under the Government Resolution dated 30th April 1998, as modified from time to time, and if it is found that the petitioners are entitled to claim benefits under the Scheme, and they satisfy the eligibility criteria, the respondents shall extend the benefits to the petitioners. The respondents shall scrutinize the cases of individual petitioners within a period of six months, and extend the

14657.2025WP.odt benefits to such of the petitioners who are found eligible, as expeditiously as possible preferably, within a period of four months from such scrutiny.

3.

Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of.

(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV,J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI,J.) sga