Bombay High CourtWP/303/2026disposed off

Balaghat Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Pargaon Sanchalit School And Others v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others

2026-01-08Hon'Ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar3 pages

2026:BHC-AUG:707-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 5 WRIT PETITION NO.299 OF 2026 Shivba Shikshan And Bahuuddeshiya Sevabhavi Sanstha Sanchalit School

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ...

Mr. D. B. Pokale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. R. S. Wani, AGP for Respondents/State.

Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondent No.4. ...

AND 6 WRIT PETITION NO.300 OF 2026 Nutan Vidhyalya Shikshan Sanstha Shelu Thruogh Its President And Another

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ...

Mr. D. B. Pokale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, AGP for Respondents/State. Mr. A. R Nikam, Advocate for Respondent No.4. ...

AND 7 WRIT PETITION NO.301 OF 2026 Shree Samarath Yogabhyanand Yonkatnath Maharaj Deogaon Rangari Trust Nagpur Thr Its President

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretory And Others ...

Mr. D. B. Pokale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State.

Mr. S. R. Dheple, Advocate for Respondent No.4. ...

AND 8 WRIT PETITION NO.302 OF 2026 Late Bapurao Patil Narwade Gram Vikas Sanstha Pachod Through Its Secretary And Another

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The State Of Maharashtra And Others ...

Mr. D. B. Pokale, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. A. B. Girase, GP for Respondents/State.

Mr. S. R. Dheple, Advocate for Respondent No.4. [1]

...

AND 9 WRIT PETITION NO.303 OF 2026 Balaghat Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Pargaon Sanchalit School And Others

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ...

Mr. D. B. Pokale, Advocate for the Petitioners. Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondents/State.

Mr. P. D. Suryawanshi, Advocate for Respondent No.4. ...

CORAM : SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI & HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR, JJ.

DATE : 08 JANUARY 2026 ORDER :

These are the petitions of reimbursement of fees in respect of 25% students admitted by the petitioner/management under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. 2.

Issue notice to the respondents. Learned AGPs waive notice for respondents/State in respective petitions. Learned Advocates Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, Mr. A. R. Nikam, Mr. S. R. Dheple and Mr. P. D. Suryawanshi waive notice for respondent No.4/Zilla Parishad in respective petitions. 3.

We have heard both the sides.

We dispose of these writ petitions by directing the respondents to undertake scrutiny of petitioners' proposal independently on their own [2]

merits and take appropriate decision as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of (04) weeks from today and if the petitioners are found entitled to get reimbursement, shall disburse the money to the petitioners within a period of four weeks thereafter. [ HITEN S. VENEGAVKAR ] [ SMT. VIBHA KANKANWADI ] JUDGE JUDGE scm [3]