MAHESH RAMBHAU MHETRE AND OTHERS vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS — WP/4198/2016

Case under Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012. Disposed: --DISPOSED OFF on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 16-Apr-2016

CNR: HCBM030086312016

Filing Number

WP/6765/2016

Filing Date

01-Mar-2016

Registration No

WP/4198/2016

Registration Date

07-Apr-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

Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012
Constitution of India

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MAHESH RAMBHAU MHETRE 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

    Summary of WP/4198/2016 The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) disposed of consolidated writ petitions filed by employees of NGO-run child homes seeking salary grants. The court directed Maharashtra to frame a policy within six months for providing salary grants to deserving NGOs complying with the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, holding that the State cannot avoid constitutional obligations toward children in care institutions through voluntary agencies. 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. 12-Jun-2020

    Matters On Warn List [ Db - Service ]

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

  42. 22-Jul-2016

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

  43. 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

  44. 23-Jun-2016

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

  45. 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

  46. 16-Apr-2016

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

  47. 16-Apr-2016

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  48. 01-Mar-2016

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4198/2016

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of WP/4198/2016 The Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench) disposed of consolidated writ petitions filed by employees of NGO-run child homes seeking salary grants. The court directed Maharashtra to frame a policy within six months for providing salary grants to deserving NGOs complying with the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015, holding that the State cannot avoid constitutional obligations toward children in care institutions through voluntary agencies. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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