Babu Govind Turatwad v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 920 WRIT PETITION NO. 6081 OF 2017 SANJEEV DNYANOBA AILWAD

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS AND 12 WRIT PETITION NO. 5457 OF 2017 BABU GOVIND TURATWAD

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THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ...

Advocate for Petitioners : Shri Vibhute Sunil M. AGP for Respondents/ State : Shri D.R.Kale.

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CORAM: S.C. DHARMADHIKARI AND SANGITRAO S. PATIL, JJ.

DATE :- 20th July, 2017 P.C.:

In view of the order dated 22.06.2017 passed in Writ Petition No.5812/2017 (Gokul Sambhaji Ghadage vs. The State of Maharashtra) as well as several other orders passed by this Court concerning the mistake and error in spelling of the tribe/ caste in the certificates issued by the competent authorities, these Writ Petitions are also disposed of with the following directions:- (a) The impugned orders passed by the Scrutiny Committee

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(b) We direct the competent Scrutiny Committee to scrutinize and verify the claim of the Petitioners as belonging to "KOLI MAHADEV" Scheduled Tribe (Entry 29) on merits and in accordance with law.

(c) The Scrutiny Committee should overlook the mistake and error in the spelling of the tribe/ caste in the certificates issued to the Petitioners.

(d) The Scrutiny Committee shall complete this assignment as expeditiously as possible.

(e) Till the Scrutiny Committee decides the matter and communicates it's order, the Respondents shall not take any coercive action, if not already taken, against the Petitioners on the ground that they have failed to produce the validity certificates.

kps (SANGITRAO S. PATIL, J.) (S.C. DHARMADHIKARI, J.)