Little Flower English Medium School Kolhapur Thr Principal Vivek Shashikant Shinde v. the State of Maharashtra and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
RTE Act 2009 Section 12(2) fee reimbursement delay; Education Officer (Primary) Zilla Parishad Kolhapur; Maharashtra private unaided English medium schools; Section 12 admissions; representations pending since 2016-2026; Progressive Convent School Kolki v. State, W.P.(St.) 27849/2025 (06.11.2025) followed; time-bound directions (two weeks to approach, six weeks to verify and reimburse); social beneficial legislation; no observations on entitlement or quantum; no order as to costs; Bombay High Court Kolhapur Circuit Bench, February 2026; batch disposal of eleven writ petitions (12298/2025, 244, 612, 675, 676, 695, 696, 697, 715, 735, 736).
What did the court decide?
Writ petitions disposed of with directions (clauses A-E): petitioners to approach the Education Officer within two weeks with a copy of the order and may file additional/comprehensive claim documents; Education Officer to verify documents within six weeks and reimburse fees/expenses under Section 12(2) of the 2009 Act for the claimed periods if the claim stands on merit; reasonable queries to be raised immediately and answered by petitioners; express caveat that no observations were made on entitlement or quantum of reimbursement; disposed of with no order as to costs.