India, March 6 -- The Bombay High Court's Nagpur bench on Thursday issued a notice to the Maharashtra government over its decision to restrict admissions under the 25% quota of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009 (RTE Act) to schools located within a one-kilometre radius of a child's residence.

A division bench of Justice Anil S Kilor and Justice Raj D Wakode was hearing a petition challenging the Government Resolution dated February 12, 2026, which introduced the distance-based eligibility condition.

In its order, the bench observed that "Section 12(1)(c) of the RTE Act, 2009 does not impose any such restriction for the 25 per cent quota on the basis of distance."

The petition was filed by Shankar Atram, a...