RAJA SHRI SHIVRAI PRATISHTHAN vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

The Bombay High Court dismissed the writ petitions filed by Raja Shri Shivrai Pratishthan and Siddhai Mahila Mandal, challenging the government resolution dated April 20, 2002, which excluded them from the list of institutions selected to run Vruddhashrams on a non-grant-aid basis. The Court held that the appellants' non-selection was not arbitrary and did not violate Article 14 of the Constitution, as the government had the discretion to select institutions based on satisfactory performance. The Court also noted the absence of any evidence of deficiencies in the appellants' operations, thereby upholding the government's decision.