*1* 901-wp-13428-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 901 WRIT PETITION NO. 13428 OF 2026 Eknath Namdeo Gatkal English Medium School Through Its Principal Bharati C Kudale VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Primary Education Dept And Others ... Mr. Ajinkya Bhausaheb Temak, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 01st OCTOBER 2026 P. C. :- 1. Heard learned Advocates for the respective sides. 2. This is the petition for direction to the respondents/authorities for reimbursement of fees in respect of 25% students admitted by the petitioner/management under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. 3. Issue notice to the respondents. Learned AGP waives service of notice for Respondent/State. 4. This petition is covered by the order dated 18/04/2026, passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court (Coram : Smt. Vibha Kankanwadi and Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.) in Writ Petition Narwade *2* 901-wp-13428-2026 No.4127/2026 (Raghunandan Shaikshanik Bahuudeshiya Sanstha, Aurangabad Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others). 5. Therefore, this petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to undertake scrutiny of petitioner’s proposal independently on its own merits and take appropriate decision, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of four (4) weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. If the petitioner is found entitled to get reimbursement, the same shall be disbursed to the petitioner, within a period of four (4) weeks thereafter. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Narwade