1 38,48,49.WP.13714.26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 38 WRIT PETITION NO.13714 OF 2026 JANSEVA SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT DATTATRAYA G. DIWANE AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Abhijit S. More AGP for Respondents/State : Ms. S.S. Joshi Advocate for Respondent No.4 : Mr. B.B. Bhise … AND 48 WRIT PETITION NO. 13724 OF 2026 BHAIRAVNATH NISARGA MANDAL THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT DR. UDAYSING V. PATIL AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Abhijit S. More AGP for Respondents/State : Mr. S.K. Tambe Advocate for Respondent No.4 : Mr. B.B. Bhise … AND WRIT PETITION NO. 13870 OF 2026 (NOB) SHRI SHIVAJI SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT GORAKH D. MORAJKAR AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Abhijit S. More AGP for Respondents/State : Mr. S.R. Wakale Advocate for Respondent No.4 : Mr. B.B. Bhise … 2026:BHC-AUG:48666-DB 2 38,48,49.WP.13714.26.odt AND WRIT PETITION NO. 13933 OF 2026 (NOB) SHRI SHIVAJI SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT GORAKH D. MORAJKAR AND ANOTHER VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Abhijit S. More AGP for Respondents/State : Mr. N.D. Batule Advocate for Respondent No.4 : Mr. B.B. Bhise … CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 12.10.2026 PER COURT: 1. Heard learned Advocates for the respective sides. 2. These are the petitions for direction to the respondents/authorities for reimbursement of fees in respect of 25% students admitted by the petitioners/managements 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 Nos.1 to 3/State. Learned Advocate Mr. B.B. Bhise waives service of notice for respondent No.4. 4. These petitions are covered by the order dated 18/04/2026, passed by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court (Coram: Smt. Vibha 3 38,48,49.WP.13714.26.odt Kankanwadi and Neeraj P. Dhote, JJ.) in Writ Petition No.4127/2026 (Raghunandan Shaikshanik Bahuudeshiya Sanstha, Aurangabad Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others). 5. Therefore, these petitions are disposed of by directing the respondents to undertake scrutiny of petitioners’ proposals independently on their own merits and take appropriate decision, as expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of copy of this order. If the petitioners are found entitled to get reimbursement, the same shall be disbursed to the petitioners, within a period of four weeks thereafter. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) habeeb/