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Siddhi English Medium School Thr Sec. M P Sonavane And ORS v. Union Of India Thr. Its Pleader The Education Prinicpal Secretary School Edu. And Sp. Dept.And ORS

2026-05-07Hon'Ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla , Hon'Ble Justice Advait M. Sethna2 pages

by MULEY SHUBHAM PRAVINRAO Date:

2026.05.07 19:39:53 +0530 MULEY SHUBHAM PRAVINRAO 1 926-WP-6067-2026.doc

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.6067 OF 2026 Siddhi English Medium School Thr Sec. M P Sonavane & Ors.

...Petitioners

Versus

Union of India & Ors.

...Respondents

----------------- Mr. Vaibhav Ugle a/w Aditya Shinde for the Petitioners. Ms. Priyanka Chavan for Respondent No.1.

Mr. S. H. Kankal, AGP for Respondent-State.

----------------- CORAM : R. I. CHAGLA AND ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ.

DATED : 07th MAY, 2026 P.C.:- 1.

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard with the consent of the parties.

2.

By this Writ Petition, the Petitioners have sought a direction to the Respondent to reimburse the amount of Rs.1,83,65,073/- payable to the Petitioner - School for the academic years 2015 to 2025 under Section 12 of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. 3.

Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties and perusing prior orders passed by this Court including the order dated 7 April 2026 in Sarvodaya English Primary School Trust vs. State of Maharashtra through the School Education and Sports Department and Ors.1, we pass 1 Writ Petition (L) No.41723 of 2025 Shubham 1/2

2 926-WP-6067-2026.doc the similar order as under:- (i) The Respondent No.1 - State shall within a period of 12 weeks from today scrutinize the case of the Petitioner - School and determine the eligibility as well as quantum of reimbursement to the Petitioner - School.

(ii) The admissible amount of reimbursement to the Petitioner - School shall be released by the Respondent - State within a period of two weeks from such determination.

(iii) In the event the Petitioner - School is not entitled for any amount of reimbursement, a reasoned order to that effect shall be passed and the Petitioner - School shall be at liberty to seek redressal of his grievance, in accordance with law. 4.

Writ Petition is disposed of in above terms. No order as to costs. 5.

Place the Writ Petition for recording compliance on 30 July 2026. [ADVAIT M. SETHNA, J.] [R.I. CHAGLA, J.] Shubham 2/2