K K Wagh Education Society and Ors. v. Higher and Technical Education Dept Thr Principal Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court writ petitions 2025-2026; Maharashtra higher and technical education; associations of diploma institutes, unaided professional colleges, agriculture and allied colleges and polytechnics; K.K. Wagh Education Society; pending fees scholarship freeship reimbursement; petitions treated as representations; five-month scrutiny with hearing of petitioners; Rejoinder Affidavits to be considered; payment within four weeks of determination; reasoned order if not entitled; redressal on merits left open; no merits opinion; disposal without costs; interim applications disposed; compliance hearing 1st October 2026.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petitions disposed of as representations: Respondents-Authorities to scrutinize the representations and hear the Petitioners within five months, consider the Rejoinder Affidavits, determine the admissible scholarship/freeship/reimbursement amounts and pay them within four weeks of determination, failing which a reasoned order is to be passed leaving the Petitioners free to seek redressal on merits and in accordance with law; no opinion on merits, all rights and contentions open; no order as to costs; interim applications, if any, disposed of as not surviving; Writ Petitions placed for compliance on 1st October 2026.