1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 2129 of 1998 1] Sushilabai d/o. Ganpatrao Morale Age major, Occ. Social worker R/o. Barshi Road, Beed Tq. and Dist. Beed. 2] Ashruba s/o. Dagdu Andhale Age 23 yers, Occ. Service R/o. Saint Tukaram Primary School Beed, Tq. And Dist. Beed. Petitioners Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra 2] The Director of Education Maharashtra State, Pune-1 Dist. Pune. 3] The Education Officer Zilla Parishad, Beed, Dist.Beed. 4] The Collector, Beed Tq. And Dist. Beed. 5] The Tahsildar Tq. Beed through its Supply Officer Food Grain, Tahsil Office Beed, Dist. Beed. 6] The Union of India through its Education Department. New Delhi. 2 Respondents Mr. M.R. Andhale, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. V.D. Rakh, AGP for the respondent Mr. K.B. Choudhari, Additional Standing Counsel for respondent No.6 CORAM : B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA,JJ. DATE : 29TH July, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER B.R. GAVAI, J] : 1] By way of present petition, the petitioners have challenged the policy of the State and the Union thereby providing the benefit of the mid day meal scheme only to the aided schools and not to the un-aided schools. 2] Shri Andhale, learned counsel for the petitoiners submits that there is no rationale in not providing the benefit of mid day meal scheme to the students taking education in un-aided schools, whereas, providing the same to the students taking education in aided schools. 3] The Mid-day meal scheme has been implemented by the State in pursuance to the directions issued by the Apex Court. One of such directions has been issued in the matter of “ Peoples Union for Civil Liberties Vs.Union of India” reported in (2007)1 SCC 728. The concerned portion of the directions of the Apex Court regarding Mid day meal scheme are as under :- “We direct the State Government/Union 3 Territories to implement the Mid-day Meal Scheme by providing every child in every government and government assisted primary schools with a prepared mid day meal with a minimum content of 300 calories and 8-12 grams of protein each day of school for a minimum of 200 days.” 4] In view of the specific directions of the Apex Court to provide mid day meal in Government and Government assisted schools only, no merit is found in the petition. The same is dismissed. Rule is discharged with no orders as to costs. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA,J.] [B.R. GAVAI,J.] grt/wp