1 WP / 840 / 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 975 WRIT PETITION NO. 840 OF 2025 ABAJI MOHAN PATIL INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL THROUGH ITS TRUSTEE AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for petitioners : Mr. Kazi Rahil Riyazoddin AGP for the respondent – State : Mr. M.K. Goyanka Advocate for the respondents no. 4 and 5 : Mr. S.R. Dheple ... CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL & PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ. DATE : 17 JANUARY 2025 PER COURT : Petitioners claim about having admitted students under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, and are seeking reimbursement. 2. We have heard learned advocate for the petitioners, learned AGP, the learned advocate for the respondent – Zilla Parishad and the management as well as the union. 3. Writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents, particularly respondent no. 4 – Education Officer and the Zilla Parishads concerned, to undertake the process, scrutinize the petitioners’ claims and if they are found entitled to have the reimbursement, shall process it as expeditiously as possible and in any 2 WP / 840 / 2025 case within six weeks. If and to the extent the petitioner/s or any of them are found entitled to have reimbursement, respondents no. 1 to 4 shall take immediate steps for releasing the money within six weeks thereafter. [ PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR ] [ MANGESH S. PATIL ] JUDGE JUDGE arp/