Bombay High Court

JAI SEVALALA CARRIER ACADEMY THROUGH ITS PRESIDENT AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The Court directs the respondents to independently scrutinize the petitioners' proposal, decide within four weeks, and disburse any entitled reimbursement within a further four weeks.

Summary

The petitioners, Jai Sevalal Carrier Academy, filed a writ petition seeking reimbursement of amounts claimed to be due from the State of Maharashtra. The petition raised the issue of whether the State should independently scrutinize the petitioners' proposal and decide on reimbursement. The Court observed that the matters raised are already covered by earlier orders in Writ Petition No. 3481 of 2026 and Writ Petition No. 924 of 2025. Accordingly, the Court disposed of the present petition, directing the respondents to examine the proposal on its merits within four weeks and, if the petitioners are found entitled, to disburse the reimbursement within a further four weeks. The order emphasizes expeditious administrative action and compliance with the earlier judgments.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioners are entitled to reimbursement from the State of Maharashtra.
Whether the State must independently scrutinize the petitioners' proposal and decide within a stipulated time.

Subjects

writ petition
reimbursement
administrative discretion
expeditious decision
state liability

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:45628-DB
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                        IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                   BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              WRIT PETITION NO. 12970 OF 2026

                         JAI SEVALAL CARRIER ACADEMY THROUGH
                                 ITS PRESIDENT AND ANOTHER
                                              VERSUS
                         THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                 ...
                  Advocate for the Petitioners : Mr. Amit Arunkumar Mukhedkar
                         AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. M.K. Goyanka
                      Advocate for respondent No.3 : Ms. Yogita S. Thorat
                                                 ...

                                 CORAM         : NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI AND
                                                 ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.


                                 DATE          : 29.09.2026


             PER COURT:

             1.    Heard.

             2.    Since the issues raised in this Petition are squarely covered by

             the orders passed by the Co-ordinate Benches of this Court in Writ

             Petition No.3481 of 2026 and connected matters and Writ Petition

             No.924 of 2025, this Writ Petition can be disposed of on the same

             terms.

             3.    In the result, the Writ Petition is disposed of by directing the

             respondents to undertake scrutiny of the Petitioners’ proposal

             independently on its own merits and take appropriate decision as

             expeditiously as possible and in any case, within a period period of
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four (4) weeks from today and if the Petitioners are found entitled to

get reimbursement, shall disburse the money to the Petitioners within

a period of four weeks thereafter



(ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.)                (NITIN B. SURYAWANSHI, J.)




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