125-WP-8137-2026 plus others.odt 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 8137 of 2026 Seeta Education Society, Deori, and anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. And WRIT PETITION NO. 8139 of 2026 Seeta Education Society, Deori, and anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. And WRIT PETITION NO. 8147 of 2026 Seeta Education Society, Deori, and anr. vs. The State of Maharashtra and others. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Aniruddha Tiwari, Advocate for petitioners in all WPs. Ms T H Khan, AGP for respondent nos. 1 to 5 in WP No.8137/2026. Mrs. M. H. Deshmukh, AGP for respondent nos. 1 to 5 in WP No.8139/2026 and Mr N.S.Autkar, AGP for respondent nos. 1 to 5 in WP No.8147/2026 CORAM :- ANIL S. KILOR and RAJNISH R. VYAS, JJ. DATE :- 8th OCTOBER, 2026. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. In all these petitions, the following prayers are made: i) Direct the respondent nos. 1 to 7 to release and pay the outstanding amounts towards reimbursement of fees for the students admitted under 25% of RTE quota in petitioner no. 2 School. ii) Direct the respondent nos. 1 to 7 to provide to the petitioner no. 2 School all such benefits as may be due to it under the Right to Education Act, 2009 (for short, “RTE Act”). 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners points out that, a similar issue has been decided by this Court in Writ Petition No. 2819/2021 on 16/10/2023, so also in Writ Petition No. 5825/2024 with connected Writ Petition Nos. 5826/2024 and 5827/2024 on 09/10/2024. He, therefore, requests this Court to extend the similar benefit to the petitioners. 2026:BHC-NAG:13444-DB 125-WP-8137-2026 plus others.odt 2 4. In light of the aforesaid judgment, we direct that, each case of the petitioners shall be scrutinized by the authorities concerned within a period of four weeks from today and the eligibility quantum be determined by the concerned authorities to which the petitioners are entitled. 5. If the petitioners are found to be entitled to the same amount, same shall be reimbursed to them within a period of twelve weeks thereafter. 6. However, in case, the petitioners are not found to be entitled to, they shall be communicated the reasons for their non entitlement for the amount, which they are claiming, within a period of two weeks thereafter. 7. With these directions, the petitions are disposed of. ( RAJNISH R. VYAS, J.) (ANIL S. KILOR, J.) Andurkar. Signed by: Jayant S. Andurkar Designation: PA To Honourable Judge Date: 08/10/2026 15:10:37