Progressive Public School And Jr College And ORS v. The State Of Maharashtra , Primary Education Dept. And ORS
TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE TRUPTI SADANAND BAMNE Date: 2025.12.24 15:05:49 +0530
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 14978 OF 2025 Progressive Public School And Jr. College Through its Principal Vidya Raosaheb Gaidhani, An Adult, Age: 44 Years, Indian Inhabitant, Having its Address at Palse, Tal. Sinner, Dist. Nashik ERA International School Through its Principal Rajendra Ramesh Shinde An Adult, Age: 45 Years, Indian Inhabitant, Having its Address at Trimurti Chowk, Saradwadi Road, Sinnar, Nashik.
Matoshree Education Society's English Medium School and Jr. College Odha,Through its Chairman, Vijay Kank, An Adult, Aged 38 Years, Indian Inhabitant Having Its Address at Odha, Shilapur, Dist. Nashik.
Navjeevan Education Society's Navjeevan Day School Through its Managing Trustee, Subhash Gopinath Deshmukh An Adult, Age 77 Years, Indian Inhabitant, Shivshakti Chowk, 4th Scheme, CIDCO, Nashik 5.
Navjeevan Education Society's Navjeevan Public School, Through its Managing Trustee Subhash Gopinath Deshmukh, An Adult, Age 77 Years, Indian Inhabitant, Navjeevan Campus, Vinchurgavali, Post Maadsangvi, Nashik -03 6.
Navjeevan Education Society's Smt. Pushpavati Deshmukh ...1
Navjeevan Public School, Through Its Managing Trustee, Subhash Gopinath Deshmukh, An Adult, Age : 77 Years, Indian Inhabitant, Duber Naka, Tal. Sinnar, Dist. Nashik ... Petitioners
Versus
The State of Maharashtra, Primary Education Department, 4th Floor, Mantralay, Mumbai - 400 032 The Commissioner of Education Primary Directorate of Education, Central Building, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Pune 411 001.
The Director of Education, Primary Directorate of Education, Central Building, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Pune 411 001 The Regional, Dy. Director Education Nashik Region, Nashik, Government Colony, Nashik - 422 214 5.
Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad, Nashik Administrative Building, Nashik - 422 001 6.
The Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Nashik, Administrative Building, Nashik - 422 001 ... Respondents ...
Mr.Shrinath Badade with Mr.Rayyan Shah i/b. Mr. Vaibhav D. Kadam for the Petitioners.
Mrs.Pooja Joshi Deshpande, AGP for the Respondent -State. ...
CORAM :
RAVINDRA V. GHUGE & ASHWIN D. BHOBE, JJ.
DATE : DECEMBER 23, 2025 ...2
ORAL JUDGMENT (Per: Ravindra V. Ghuge, J.) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard finally with the consent of the Parties.
The sole request made in this Writ Petition is for a direction to release the amount of arrears which the Petitioners claim towards entitlement grants under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.
Our attention is invited to earlier orders passed in the Writ Petitions seeking similar relief. Thus, following the order passed in Writ Petition No.6020 of 2024 (Gurukul English Medium School Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Ors.), dated 2nd May 2024, the following directions are issued :- (i) Time of eight weeks is granted to the Respondents/State of Maharashtra to scrutinize the case of each Petitioner. (ii) The eligibility as well as quantum of reimbursement, would be determined by the concerned Respondent. ...3
(iii) The admissible amount of reimbursement to such Petitioner, be released within a period of two weeks thereafter. (iv) If any Petitioner is not entitled for any amount of reimbursement, a reasoned order to that effect be passed and such Petitioner would be at liberty to seek redressal of its grievance, in accordance with law.
This Writ Petition is disposed off in the above terms. Rule is discharged.
(ASHWIN D. BHOBE, J.) (RAVINDRA V. GHUGE, J.) ...4