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Sanyogita Patil Cambridge School and Jr. College Miraj through Trustee v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Ors.

Bombay HC27 Mar 2025WP/2637/2025

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What is this about?

RTE Act 2009 Section 12(2) reimbursement of grant; educational institution Miraj; trustee Virendrasinh Prithviraj Patil; Director of Primary Education Pune as competent authority; Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad Sangli to furnish information; part grant already reimbursed, balance claimed; writ disposed with three-month timeline; no costs.

What did the court decide?

Direction to respondent no.2 to consider the petitioner's entitlement to reimbursement of grant under Section 12(2) of the RTE Act, 2009 within three months, with respondent no.3 to furnish necessary information and consequential steps to follow upon a finding of entitlement; Rule disposed of with no order as to costs. ¶15

Sanyogita Patil Cambridge School and Jr. College Miraj through Trustee Vs the State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Ors. — Bombay HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT

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Digitally signed by SNEHA ABHAY DIXIT Date: 2025.04.07 11:24:37 +0530

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO.2637 OF 2025

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Sanyogita Patil Cambridge School & Jr. College, Miraj ] Through its Trustee : Virendrasinh Prithviraj Patil ] .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, ] Through School Education Department ] 2. The Director of Primary Education, Pune ] State of Maharashtra ] 3. The Education Officer (Primary), ] Zilla Parishad, Sangli ] .. Respondents

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Mr. Aditya Raktade with Mr. Sumit Vhanbatte and Mr. Anup Kamble, Advocates for the Petitioner.

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Mr. A.I. Patel, Additional Government Pleader with Mr. Y.D. Patil, Assistant Government Pleader for the Respondent-State of Maharashtra.

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CORAM : A.S. CHANDURKAR & M.M. SATHAYE, JJ DATE : 27^TH MARCH 2025.

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ORAL JUDGMENT : { Per A.S. Chandurkar, J. }

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Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard learned counsel for the parties.

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The petitioner is an Educational Institution seeking reimbursement of grant under the provisions of Section 12(2) of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, previously part amount of the grant has been reimbursed and now the entitlement is for balance amount of such further grant.

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912-WP-2637-2025-Corrected Judgment Pursuant to Speaking to Minutes Order dt.4-4-2025.doc Dixit

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The learned Additional Government Pleader, on instructions, submits that the respondent no.2 is the Competent Authority to consider the entitlement of the petitioner.

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In the aforesaid facts, the writ petition is disposed of by directing respondent no.2 to consider the entitlement of the petitioner to reimbursement of grant under Section 12(2) of the Act of 2009. The respondent no.3 shall furnish necessary information to the said Authorities, as required. The aforesaid process of considering the entitlement of the petitioner be undertaken and completed within a period of three months of receiving copy of this order. Needless to state that on such entitlement being found, further consequential steps shall be taken by the respondents.

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Rule is disposed of in aforesaid terms with no order as to costs.

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Sanyogita Patil Cambridge School and Jr. College Miraj through Trustee v. the State of Maharashtra through Secretary and Ors.

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