EKLAVYA ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL ECHALKARANJI THR. PRINCIPLE SARASWATI N. DEVADA vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPT. AND ORS. — WP/1950/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 09th June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM070050582026

Filing Number

WP/3509/2026

Filing Date

27-Apr-2026

Registration No

WP/1950/2026

Registration Date

30-Apr-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Vasant Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

Coram

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Vasant Kankanwadi , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

Bench Type

Division

Category

ORDINARY CIVIL ( 30 )

Sub-Category

OTHERS ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

09-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 16-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Rules (Maharashtra)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.EKLAVYA ENGLISH MEDIUM SCHOOL ECHALKARANJI THR. PRINCIPLE SARASWATI N. DEVADA

    Adv. ADITYA S RAKTADE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPT. AND ORS.

    Adv. ,GP WRIT CELL,GP WRIT CELL 1123

  2. 2.THE DIRECTOR OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

  3. 3.THE EDUCAITON OFFICER (PRIMARY), ZILLA PARISHAD, KOLHAPUR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Jun-2026

    For Circulation

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Madhav J. Jamdar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Pravin Sheshrao Patil

  3. 09-Jun-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice Vibha Vasant Kankanwadi,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

    The High Court of Bombay at Kolhapur disposed of Eklavya English Medium School's writ petition seeking fee reimbursement for 25% students admitted under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The court directed the State respondents to independently scrutinize the school's proposal on its merits and issue a decision within 4 weeks, with payment to follow within an additional 4 weeks if the school is found entitled to reimbursement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Madhav J. Jamdar,hon'ble Shri Justice Pravin Sheshrao PatilView PDF

  5. 05-May-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 27-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/1950/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Bombay at Kolhapur disposed of Eklavya English Medium School's writ petition seeking fee reimbursement for 25% students admitted under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009. The court directed the State respondents to independently scrutinize the school's proposal on its merits and issue a decision within 4 weeks, with payment to follow within an additional 4 weeks if the school is found entitled to reimbursement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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