Gurukul Primary School Thr. Its Head Master and Anr. v. Union Oa India Thr. Ministry of Education and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
RTE Act 2009 reimbursement; pending proposals of schools (Challenge Academy; Vivekananda Academy of Human Excellence CBSE; Gurukul Primary School) for reimbursement of payments/grants kept undecided; Education Officer, Zilla Parishad, Satara directed to scrutinize, determine and release amounts within 3 weeks; payment within 1 week of decision; personal liability of Education Officer for delay; liberty to apply on non-compliance; writ petitions disposed; Bombay High Court Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Jadhav & Deshpande JJ.; 17 June 2026.
What did the court decide?
Directions to the Education Officer, Zilla Parishad, Satara to scrutinize the representations, determine and release the RTE reimbursement amounts due to the schools within three weeks, with payment within one week of the decision if the petitioners are entitled; liberty to the petitioners to apply to the Court in case of non-compliance; the Education Officer held personally responsible for any dereliction or delay.