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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
Ravindra V. Ghuge, ACJ, Gautam A. Ankhad, J
Manas Sathe – Appellant
Versus
State Of Maharashtra – Respondent
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| 1. basis of the admission dispute regarding residency criteria. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. court mandated physical verification and evidential requirements for residency. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7) |
| 3. inconsistency in residential proof defeats statutory eligibility requirements. (Para 8 , 9 , 10) |
JUDGMENT : { Per Gautam A. Ankhad, J. }
1. The Petitioner, a minor, has instituted the present Petition through his next friend and father, Sandip Baburao Sathe. The Petition seeks a direction to Respondent No.8-School to accept the Petitioner's Application for admission, subject to verification of his actual place of residence and thereafter grant him admission for the Academic Year 2026-27 under the provisions of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 ("the RTE Act").
2. The Petition states that since 6th August, 2025, the Petitioner and his parents have been residing in a flat taken on leave and licence from the Petitioner's grandmother, Mrs. Kantabai Bhausaheb Jagdhane. The premises are Flat No.101, 1st floor, Survey No.56, Samarth Nagar, Aaple Ghar, Kharadi, Pune – 411014 and a copy of the Leave and Licence Agreement is annexed as Exhibit "A" to the Pet
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