Bharat Ganeshrao Damale v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.9229 OF 2019 Bharat Ganeshrao Damale ... PETITIONER

VERSUS

The State of Maharashtra and others ... RESPONDENTS .......

Mr. O.B. Boinwad, Advocate for the petitioner Mr. P.N. Kutti, A.G.P. for respondent - State .......

CORAM : SUNIL P. DESHMUKH AND R. G. AVACHAT, JJ.

DATE :

17th DECEMBER, 2020.

OPERATIVE ORDER :

1.

Impugned order dated 03-08-2018, passed by respondent No.2 - Committee is set aside. Respondent No.2 - Committee to issue requisite validity certificate to the petitioner of being "Koli Mahadev" Scheduled Tribe in right earnest, preferably within a period of one week which would be subject to decision, in proceedings if are reopened in case of any validity holder relied on by petitioner, as it is stated that validity holder's tribe claims are being re-investigaged. If the proceeding for cancellation of caste validity holders are answered against such certificate holders, it shall be open for

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the respondent committee to issue show cause notice to the petitioner as to why the validity certificate granted to the petitioner should not be cancelled and it will be open for the committee to take those proceeding to its logical end. Needless to say that the certificate issued to the petitioner is subject to the outcome of the proceeding for cancellation of validity issued in favour of his blood relations. ( R. G. AVACHAT ) ( SUNIL P. DESHMUKH ) JUDGE JUDGE fmp/-