Ku. Pratiksha Balaji Ruddewad v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary, And ORS

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELALTE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7580 OF 2018 Pratiksha Balaji Ruddewad

...Petitioner

vs.

State of Maharashtra and Others

...Respondents

Mr. O.B. Boinwad, for the Petitioner Mr. A.A. Kumbhakoni, Advocate General a/w. Mr. Tejas Deshmukh, Special Counsel, for Respondents-State. Mr. Benbalge Vijaykumar a/w. Mr. Nayyim Shaikh, Law Officer present.

CORAM : SHANTANU KEMKAR & N. W. SAMBRE, JJ.

DATE :

JULY 25, 2018 P.C.:

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Parties through their counsel.

2.

On instructions, the learned Counsel for the parties submit that this matter may be remanded back to the Respondent - Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Nashik for deciding the Petitioner's tribe claim afresh.

3.

In view of the fact that the Petitioner has not been given requisite time to reply to the show cause notice issued to the Petitioner under Rule 12(3) of the Maharashtra Scheduled Vishal Parekar ....1 Vishal Subhash Parekar Vishal Subhash Parekar Date: 2018.07.25 15:14:28 +0530

279-wp-7580-2018.doc Tribes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Certificate Rules, 2003, in the circumstances as agreed, this Writ Petition is disposed of by setting aside the impugned order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee by remanding the matter to the said Committee for deciding afresh after following the due procedure of law.

4.

The Writ Petition is allowed to the extent indicated above.

5.

The Petitioner to appear before the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Nashik on 23rd August 2018 at 11.00 a.m.

6.

The Committee to decide the Petitioner's claim within four months from the date of appearance of the Petitioner.

(N.W. SAMBRE, J.) (SHANTANU KEMKAR, J.) Vishal Parekar ....2