Ambika Sevabhavi Sanstha Old Autha Nanded v. the State of Maharashtra Th. Its Secretory Dept of School Education and Sports. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
RTE Act 2009 fee-reimbursement petitions (25% admissions): six consolidated Maharashtra writ petitions Nos. 4550, 4552, 4554, 4555, 4556, 4557 of 2026 by school sansthas (Janaki Mahila Pratishthan, Janwadi Svabhaiv Sanstha Parbhani, Abhinav Shikshan Sanstha Navha, Ambika Sevabhavi Sanstha Nanded, Rajmata Jijau Bahuuddeshiya Sevabhavi Sanstha Nagpur, Gajanan Bahuuddeshiya Sevabhavi Sanstha Nashik/Pangari) versus State of Maharashtra; Aurangabad Bench order dated 24 April 2026 by Vibha Kankanwadi and Ajit B. Kadethankar, JJ.; disposed by direction to scrutinise proposals on own merits within 04 weeks and disburse reimbursement within four weeks thereafter if entitled; counsel D. B. Pokale (petitioners); AGPs S. B. Pulkundwar, R. S. Wani, N. B. Kamble, V. M. Kagne; notice waived for respondents/Zilla Parishad.
What did the court decide?
Respondents directed to scrutinise the petitioners' reimbursement proposals independently on their own merits and take an appropriate decision as expeditiously as possible, in any case within four weeks from the order; where the petitioners were found entitled to reimbursement, the money was to be disbursed within a further period of four weeks thereafter. No monetary quantum was fixed by the Court.