*1* 19-wp-10337-2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 19 WRIT PETITION NO. 10337 OF 2026 Anusaya Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Parbhani And Another VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Education Department And Others ... Mr. R. K. Kharat h/f. Mr. V. S. Panpatte, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State … AND 54 WRIT PETITION NO. 10128 OF 2026 Azad Ali Shah Shikshan SaMr. N. S. Tekaleha Aurangabar Through Its Secretary And Anr VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Ors. ... Mr. Shinde Chandrakant K., Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State AND 954 WRIT PETITION NO. 10520 OF 2026 Ajubai Shikshan Va Bahuuddeshiya Vikas Mandal Through Its President And Another VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Shinde Chandrakant K., Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. R. Wakle, AGP for Respondents/State Mr. P. D. Suryawanshi, Advocate for Respondent No.4 AND 955 WRIT PETITION NO. 10521 OF 2026 The Headmaster Chhatrapati Shivaji Vidyalaya Latur VERSUS Narwade *2* 19-wp-10337-2026 The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Shinde Chandrakant K., Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State ... AND WRIT PETITION NO. 10519 OF 2026 The Headmaster Shardamata marathi Primary School VERSUS The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Shinde Chandrakant K., Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondents/State … AND 957 WRIT PETITION NO. 4797 OF 2026 Rojabaugh Education Society Through Its Secretary And Another VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State ... AND 958 WRIT PETITION NO. 4801 OF 2026 Jai Shivray Shikshan SaMr. N. S. Tekaleha Chh Sambhajinagar Through Its President And Another VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State ... AND 959 WRIT PETITION NO. 4811 OF 2026 Seema Education And Welfare Society Parbhani Through Its President And Another Narwade *3* 19-wp-10337-2026 VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. S. Tekale, AGP for Respondents/State ... AND 960 WRIT PETITION NO. 4816 OF 2026 Fatema Education And Social Welfare Society Jintur And Another VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondents/State ... AND 961 WRIT PETITION NO. 4825 OF 2026 Aurangabad Silk Mills Education Society Through Its Secretary And Another VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State ... AND 962 WRIT PETITION NO. 4831 OF 2026 Sayed Ahmad Khan Pratisthan Through Its Secretary And Another VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. R. Wakle, , AGP for Respondents/State ... AND 963 WRIT PETITION NO. 5224 OF 2026 Narwade *4* 19-wp-10337-2026 Apj Abdul Kalam Trust Parbhani Through Its President And Another VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through It Secretary And Others ... Mr.Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Ms. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State ... AND 964 WRIT PETITION NO. 5231 OF 2026 Jai Shivray Shikshan SaMr. N. S. Tekaleha Chh Sambhajinagar Through Its President And Another VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. K. Tekale, AGP for Respondents/State ... AND 965 WRIT PETITION NO. 5257 OF 2026 Kalawatidevi Medicate Recreation Trust Through Its President And Another VERSUS State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others ... Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 18th AUGUST 2026 P. C. :- 1. Challenge raised in these Petitions is to the Government Resolutions dated 1st April, 2026 and 2nd April, 2026, whereby the State Government has taken a decision to disqualify the Narwade *5* 19-wp-10337-2026 Petitioner institutions from receiving grant in aid on the ground that they repeatedly failed to comply with the norms prescribed to receive grant in aid from the State Government. 2. The issue raised in all these Writ Petitions is no more res integra, as the same is decided on merits by this Court (Coram : Madhav S. Jamdar and Pravin S. Patil, JJ) at Circuit Bench, Kolhapur in Writ Petition No. 1932 of 2026 and connected Writ Petitions, by a detailed order passed on 29th April, 2026. The said order is followed by the same Bench in Writ Petition No. 1971 of 2026 and connected matters, which were decided on 8th May, 2026. 3. For the reasons recorded in the order dated 29th April, 2026 these Writ Petitions are allowed in the following terms: I. It is hereby declared that the action taken under the impugned Government Resolutions dated 1st April, 2026 and 2nd April, 2026, of closing down the primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, without granting them opportunity of hearing, is in violation of the principles of natural justice. Hence, both these Government Resolutions are held to be not applicable to the extent of the Petitioners. II. The Government is hereby directed to delete the names of the Petitioner institutions from the list of schools, which is published along with the Government Resolutions dated 1st April, 2026 and 2nd April, 2026. Narwade *6* 19-wp-10337-2026 III. Needless to mention that the Petitioners would continue their respective schools and no action as contemplated under the Government Resolutions dated 1st April, 2026 and 2nd April, 2026 be initiated against them. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.) Narwade