{
  "id": 329670,
  "title": "Bombay HC Flags 133 RTE Dues Petitions, Asks Maharashtra To Overhaul School Reimbursement System",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/08/bombay-hc-flags-133-rte-dues-petitions-asks-maharashtra-to-overhaul",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-08T21:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-flags-133-rte-dues-petitions-asks-maharashtra-to-overhaul-school-reimbursement-system"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bombay High Court criticizes Maharashtra's slow reimbursement of Right to Education (RTE) Act funds to unaided schools, with 133 petitions filed in just over seven months this year. The court urges the state to overhaul its reimbursement system and establish clear processing timelines. Schools allege they are owed Rs 3.65 crore in back-due amounts.",
  "summary": "The Bombay High Court has criticized Maharashtra for its delays in reimbursing unaided schools for educating children under the Right to Education (RTE) Act. A bench of Justices Riyaz Chagla and Farhan Dubash noted that 133 petitions seeking payment have been filed in just over seven months this year. The court emphasized the need for the State to overhaul its reimbursement mechanism and fix clear timelines for processing and releasing payments. While the contempt petition filed by schools alleging non-compliance with a previous order was substantially resolved, the court highlighted the recurring problem of litigation concerning reimbursement under Section 12(2) of the RTE Act.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}