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Anusaya Shikshan Prasarak & Anr. v. Azad Ali Shah Shikshan SaMr. N. S. Tekaleha AurangabarThrough Its Secretary & Anr.

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Allowed

For the reasons recorded in the order dated 29th April,2026 these Writ Petitions are allowed in the following terms:I

Judgment

*2* 19-wp-10337-2026The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Shinde Chandrakant K., Advocate for the PetitionerMs. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State...ANDWRIT PETITION NO. 10519 OF 2026The Headmaster Shardamata marathi Primary SchoolVERSUSThe State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Shinde Chandrakant K., Advocate for the PetitionerMr. S. K. Tambe, AGP for Respondents/State…AND957 WRIT PETITION NO. 4797 OF 2026Rojabaugh Education Society Through Its Secretary And AnotherVERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State...AND958 WRIT PETITION NO. 4801 OF 2026Jai Shivray Shikshan SaMr. N. S. Tekaleha Chh SambhajinagarThrough Its President And AnotherVERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for Respondents/State...AND959 WRIT PETITION NO. 4811 OF 2026Seema Education And Welfare Society Parbhani Through ItsPresident And AnotherNarwade *3* 19-wp-10337-2026VERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMr. N. S. Tekale, AGP for Respondents/State...AND960 WRIT PETITION NO. 4816 OF 2026Fatema Education And Social Welfare Society Jintur AndAnotherVERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMr. B. B. Bhise, AGP for Respondents/State...AND961 WRIT PETITION NO. 4825 OF 2026Aurangabad Silk Mills Education Society Through Its SecretaryAnd AnotherVERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMr. N. D. Batule, AGP for Respondents/State...AND962 WRIT PETITION NO. 4831 OF 2026Sayed Ahmad Khan Pratisthan Through Its Secretary AndAnotherVERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMr. S. R. Wakle, , AGP for Respondents/State...AND963 WRIT PETITION NO. 5224 OF 2026Narwade *4* 19-wp-10337-2026Apj Abdul Kalam Trust Parbhani Through Its President AndAnotherVERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through It Secretary And Others...Mr.Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMs. N. B. Kamble, AGP for Respondents/State...AND964 WRIT PETITION NO. 5231 OF 2026Jai Shivray Shikshan SaMr. N. S. Tekaleha Chh SambhajinagarThrough Its President And AnotherVERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMr. S. K. Tekale, AGP for Respondents/State...AND965 WRIT PETITION NO. 5257 OF 2026Kalawatidevi Medicate Recreation Trust Through Its PresidentAnd AnotherVERSUSState Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others...Mr. Gapat Pramod BabAnotherao, Advocate for the PetitionerMr. M. K. Goyanka, AGP for Respondents/State... CORAM : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATE : 18th AUGUST 2026P. C. :-1.Challenge raised in these Petitions is to the GovernmentResolutions dated 1st April, 2026 and 2nd April, 2026, wherebythe State Government has taken a decision to disqualify theNarwade *5* 19-wp-10337-2026Petitioner institutions from receiving grant in aid on the groundthat they repeatedly failed to comply with the norms prescribedto receive grant in aid from the State Government.2.The issue raised in all these Writ Petitions is no more resintegra, 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 WritPetitions, by a detailed order passed on 29th April, 2026. Thesaid order is followed by the same Bench in Writ Petition No.1971 of 2026 and connected matters, which were decided on 8thMay, 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 theimpugned Government Resolutions dated 1st April, 2026and 2nd April, 2026, of closing down the primary, secondary and higher secondary schools, without grantingthem opportunity of hearing, is in violation of theprinciples of natural justice. Hence, both theseGovernment Resolutions are held to be not applicable tothe extent of the Petitioners.II.The Government is hereby directed to delete thenames of the Petitioner institutions from the list ofschools, which is published along with the GovernmentResolutions dated 1st April, 2026 and 2nd April, 2026.Narwade *6* 19-wp-10337-2026III.Needless to mention that the Petitioners wouldcontinue their respective schools and no action ascontemplated under the Government Resolutions dated 1stApril, 2026 and 2nd April, 2026 be initiated against them. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)Narwade

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