Switi Subhash Kankawar v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Secretary And Others

2025:BHC-AUG:10573-DB 4817.25wp (1)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 950 WRIT PETITION NO. 4817 OF 2025 SWITI SUBHASH KANKAWAR

VERSUS

1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI

2. THE SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE, KINWAT

3. THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ZILLA PARISHAD, NANDED

4. THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, PANCHAYAT SAMITI, KINWAT, DIST. NANDED ....

Mr S. M. Vibhute, Advocate for petitioner Mrs V. N. Patil Jadhav, A.G.P. for respondent Nos.1 & 2 Mrs P. V. Diggikar, Advocate for respondent Nos.3 & 4 CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ.

DATE : 8th April, 2025 PER COURT:

1.

Heard.

2.

Issue notice to the respondents, returnable forthwith. Learned A.G.P. waives service of notice on behalf of respondent Nos.1 and 2. Learned advocate Ms Diggikar waives service of notice on behalf of respondent Nos.3 and 4.

3.

Learned A.G.P., on instructions, submits that the respondent/committee would need period of three months for deciding petitioner's tribe claim.

4817.25wp (2) 4.

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2/scrutiny committee to decide petitioner's proposal within a period of three months.

5.

The petitioner shall not be terminated for her failure to produce certificate of validity for a period of three months. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) sjk