RAMAKANT KASHINATH RATHOD AND OTHERS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — WP/3017/2016

Case under Constitution of India. Disposed: --DISPOSED OFF on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 22-Mar-2016

CNR: HCBM030056452016

Filing Number

WP/4385/2016

Filing Date

10-Feb-2016

Registration No

WP/3017/2016

Registration Date

10-Mar-2016

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

Bench Type

Division

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 14-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India
Juvenile Justice (Care & Protection of Children) Act, 2000

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAMAKANT KASHINATH RATHOD AND OTHERS

    Adv. Patil N.P. Jamalpurkar

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

    Adv. GP FOR R.1 TO 6,R.7 SERVED,Jadhavar Aashish T 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant,hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. GhodeswarView PDF

    The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court disposed of multiple consolidated writ petitions filed by employees of un-aided NGO-run child homes seeking salary grants equivalent to government employees. The court ruled that while NGOs are not obligated to pay government-level salaries, the State has a constitutional duty under Articles 14, 21, and 39(f) of the Constitution and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 to ensure proper care and services for vulnerable children. The court directed Maharashtra to frame an appropriate policy within six months to provide salary grants to deserving NGOs complying with statutory requirements, emphasizing that children's rights are constitutional obligations that cannot be denied due to budgetary constraints. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 07-May-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  4. 21-Apr-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  5. 20-Apr-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  6. 02-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant,hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. GhodeswarView PDF

  7. 02-Apr-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  8. 12-Mar-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  9. 05-Mar-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  10. 23-Feb-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  11. 09-Feb-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  12. 28-Jan-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. Ghodeswar

  13. 14-Jan-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Kishore C. Sant,hon'ble Shri Justice Sushil M. GhodeswarView PDF

  14. 14-Jan-2026

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. B. Suryawanshi , Hon'ble Justice Vaishali Patil-Jadhav

  15. 03-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. B. Suryawanshi,hon'ble Justice Vaishali Patil-JadhavView PDF

  16. 11-Nov-2025

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice N. B. Suryawanshi , Hon'ble Justice Vaishali Patil-Jadhav

  17. 30-Sep-2025

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  18. 18-Jul-2025

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. Dhote

  19. 01-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat,hon'ble Shri Justice Neeraj P. DhoteView PDF

  20. 01-Jul-2025

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More

  21. 24-Feb-2025

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  22. 04-Dec-2024

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  23. 11-Oct-2024

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  24. 12-Aug-2024

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. Brahme

  25. 01-Jul-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice Shailesh P. BrahmeView PDF

  26. 01-Jul-2024

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Chapalgaonkar

  27. 09-May-2024

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Chapalgaonkar

  28. 28-Mar-2024

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Chapalgaonkar

  29. 22-Mar-2024

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Chapalgaonkar

  30. 26-Feb-2024

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. ChapalgaonkarView PDF

  31. 26-Feb-2024

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Y. G. Khobragade

  32. 30-Jun-2022

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare

  33. 10-Mar-2022

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice S V Gangapurwala , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Dige

  34. 20-Jan-2022

    At 2.30 Pm CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare

  35. 17-Dec-2021

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare

  36. 16-Nov-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. MehareView PDF

  37. 16-Nov-2021

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice S. G. Mehare

  38. 12-Aug-2021

    Revoked

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge , Hon'ble Shri Justice Avinash G. Gharote

  39. 02-Aug-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Avinash G. Gharote

  40. 02-Aug-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra V. Ghuge,hon'ble Shri Justice Avinash G. GharoteView PDF

  41. 22-Jun-2020

    For Orders [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  42. 12-Jun-2020

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale,hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. AvachatView PDF

  43. 12-Jun-2020

    For Orders [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  44. 26-Jul-2019

    First On Board [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  45. 17-Jul-2019

    At 2.30 Pm CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  46. 09-Jul-2019

    Petitions For Admission - After Notice [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  47. 04-Jul-2019

    Petitions For Admission - After Notice [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  48. 28-Jun-2019

    Petitions For Admission - After Notice [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  49. 21-Jun-2019

    Petitions For Admission - After Notice [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  50. 07-Jun-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale,hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  51. 07-Jun-2019

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale,hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. AvachatView PDF

  52. 07-Jun-2019

    Urgent Circulation (Wp)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Prasanna B. Varale , Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat

  53. 22-Jul-2016

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sangitrao S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. ShindeView PDF

  54. 22-Jul-2016

    Petitions For Admission - After Notice [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sangitrao S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde

  55. 23-Jun-2016

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sangitrao S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. ShindeView PDF

  56. 23-Jun-2016

    Petitions For Admission - After Notice [Civil Side Matters]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sangitrao S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde

  57. 16-Apr-2016

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sangitrao S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. ShindeView PDF

  58. 16-Apr-2016

    Petitions For Admission - Fresh CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sangitrao S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde

  59. 31-Mar-2016

    Production [ Fresh ]

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sangitrao S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice S.S. Shinde

  60. 22-Mar-2016

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. M. Borde,hon'ble Shri Justice P.R. BoraView PDF

  61. 22-Mar-2016

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  62. 16-Mar-2016

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. M. Borde,hon'ble Shri Justice P.R. BoraView PDF

  63. 10-Feb-2016

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/3017/2016

casestatus.in Summary

The Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court disposed of multiple consolidated writ petitions filed by employees of un-aided NGO-run child homes seeking salary grants equivalent to government employees. The court ruled that while NGOs are not obligated to pay government-level salaries, the State has a constitutional duty under Articles 14, 21, and 39(f) of the Constitution and the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 to ensure proper care and services for vulnerable children. The court directed Maharashtra to frame an appropriate policy within six months to provide salary grants to deserving NGOs complying with statutory requirements, emphasizing that children's rights are constitutional obligations that cannot be denied due to budgetary constraints. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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