1 5.WP.6080.26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6080 OF 2026 GORAKSH MITTHURAO DHAKNE AND OTHERS VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY AND OTHERS ... Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Bramhankar Rakesh C. AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. Neha B. Kamble ... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 01.09.2026 PER COURT: 1. Challenge raised in this Petition is to the Government Resolutions dated 1st April, 2026 and 2nd April, 2026, whereby the State Government has taken a decision to disqualify the 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 this Writ Petition 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 2026:BHC-AUG:40084-DB 2 5.WP.6080.26.odt 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 this Writ Petition is 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. 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.) habeeb/