Shivraj Govindrao Bachewad v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Another

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 901 WRIT PETITION NO. 10434 OF 2023 PRAJYOT ASHOK PAKALWAD (BACHEWAD)

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER AND 902 WRIT PETITION NO. 10443 OF 2023 PRASAD SUBHASH BACHEWAD

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER 903 WRIT PETITION NO. 10445 OF 2023 SHIVRAJ GOVINDRAO BACHEWAD

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER ...

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Solanke Shikrashna B. AGP for Respondents : Mr. S.R. Yadav Lonikar

CORAM

: MANGESH S. PATIL & SHAILESH P. BRAHME, JJ.

DATE : 25 AUGUST 2023 OPERATIVE ORDER :

For the reasons recorded separately, following operative order is passed :

ORDER

i.

The writ petitions are partly allowed.

ii.

The common impugned order dated 18.08.2023, passed by the respondent no. 2 - Scrutiny Committee is quashed and set aside.

iii.

The Committee shall immediately issue tribe validity certificate to the petitioners as belonging to 'Mannervarlu' scheduled tribe, which shall be subject to the decision to be taken by the Committee in the matters which it intends to reopen in respect of the validity holders.

iv.

The certificates of validity shall be issued in the prescribed format without incorporating other conditions/additions.

v.

The petitioners shall not be entitled to claim equities. vi.

The petitioners and the validity holders shall cooperate with the Scrutiny Committee.

[ SHAILESH P. BRAHME, J. ] [ MANGESH S. PATIL, J. ] spc/