Kunal S/O Ramdayal Suryawanshi and Others v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Prin. Secretary, School Education and Sports Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court Nagpur Bench, WP 498/2026, neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:990-DB, decided 21.01.2026 by Anil S. Kilor and Raj D. Wakode JJ. Petitioners Kunal s/o Ramdayal Suryawanshi (advocate R.D. Biradar) sought disbursement of grant-in-aid from 01.11.2020; State represented by Addl.GP Sangeeta Jachak. Petition treated as representation to Principal Secretary, School Education and Sports Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, to decide per Government Resolution dated 23.07.2024 within ten weeks, decision to be communicated within two weeks; petition disposed of, not decided on merits.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of with directions: respondent No.1 (Principal Secretary, School Education and Sports Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai) to treat the petition as a representation and decide the grant-in-aid issue (from 01.11.2020) in light of the Government Resolution dated 23.07.2024 in accordance with law within ten weeks of production of the order, and communicate the decision to the petitioners within two weeks thereafter; counsel to furnish copies of the petition and order to the concerned authority within two weeks.