Santosh Balbhim Raut v. The State Of Maharashtra And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 1105 WRIT PETITION NO. 14770 OF 2017 Santosh s/o Balbhim Raut Age : 45 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : Samta Colony, Osmanabad, Tq. & Dist.

Osmanabad.

The State of Maharashtra Through its Principal Secretary Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32.

The Scheduled Tribe Caste Scrutiny/Verification Committee, Aurangabad.

Competent Authority/ Executive Magistrate, Osmanabad.

Divisional Controller, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, Osmanabad Division, Tq. & Dist. Osmanabad. .... RESPONDENTS

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Mr. O.B.Boinwad, Advocate for Petitioners.

Mrs. D.S.Jape, A.G.P. for Resp. - State.

WITH 1123 WRIT PETITION NO. 14788 OF 2017 Kamlakar s/o Dadarao Ghate Age : 56 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At : Aurad, Tq. Omarga, Dist. Osmanabad.

The State of Maharashtra Through its Principal Secretary Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32.

The Scheduled Tribe Caste Scrutiny/Verification Committee, Aurangabad.

Competent Authority/ Taluka Executive Magistrate, Omarga, Dist. Osmanabad.

Administrative Officer Govt. Photo Zinco Press, Pune, Tq. & Dist. Pune. .... RESPONDENTS

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Mr. O.B.Boinwad, Advocate for Petitioners.

Mrs. D.S.Jape, A.G.P. for Resp. - State.

WITH 1215 WRIT PETITION NO. 14890 OF 2017 Bhaurao s/o Vithalrao Dhade Age : 43 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : At Shirol (Wa), Tq. Nilanga, Dist. Latur.

The State of Maharashtra Through its Principal Secretary Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32.

The Scheduled Tribe Caste Scrutiny/Verification Committee, Aurangabad.

Competent Authority/ Dy. Collector, Latur, Dist. Latur.

The Head Master Shanmukheshwar Vidyalaya, Tambala,Tq.Nilanga,Dist. Latur. .... RESPONDENTS

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Mr. O.B.Boinwad, Advocate for Petitioners.

Mr. S.B.Pulkundwar, A.G.P. for Resp. - State. WITH 1309 WRIT PETITION NO. 15014 OF 2017 Sainath s/o Padmakar Sambare Age : 36 Yrs., Occ. Service, Now R/o : Quarter No. 76/3, Type II, Ordinance Factory Estate, Dehu Road, Pune.

The State of Maharashtra Through its Principal Secretary Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai - 32.

The Scheduled Tribe Caste Scrutiny/Verification Committee, Nashik.

Competent Authority/ Taluka Executive Magistrate, Akole, Tq. Akole, Dist.

Ahmednagar.

Competent Authority/ Sub Divisional Magistrate,

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Joint General Manager, Administration, Ordinance Factory Estate, Dehu Road, Pune.

...... RESPONDENTS ....

Mr. O.B.Boinwad, Advocate for Petitioners.

Mr. P.G.Borade, A.G.P. for Resp. - State.

WITH 1103 WRIT PETITION NO. 14768 OF 2017 Sudhir s/o Sadashiv Salve Age : 50 Yrs., Occ. Agril., R/o : Jalke (Bk.), Tq.

Newasa (Devgad Phata), Dist. Ahmednagar.

Sunanda Arun Sathe Age : 60 Yrs., Occ. Service, R/o : Babalji Printing Press, Govt. Housing Colony, Bandra (East), Mumbai - 51.

Sau. Surekha Gangadhar Shelar

6 W.P.14770...2017 - [J] Age : 58 Yrs., Occ. Household, R/o : Walayenagar, Nilkant Park, Kalyan (West).

Sau. Sunita Vijay Shendge Age : 52 Yrs., Occ. Household.

Sau. Sujata Gopinath Alhat Age : 48 Yrs., Occ. Household.

Both R/o : Aadharwadi Chowk, Annapurna Nagar, Kalyan (West).

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Shantabai Sadashiv Salve Age : 80 Yrs., Occ. Pensioner.

6.

Sadashiv Savleram Salve Age : 84 Yrs., Occ. Pensioner.

Both R/o : Jalke (Bk.), Tq.

Newasa (Devgad Phata), Dist. Ahmednagar.

...... RESPONDENTS Mr. S.D. Karkare, Advocate for Petitioner.

Mrs. D.S.Jape, A.G.P. for Resp. - State.

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7 W.P.14770...2017 - [J] CORAM : S.V.GANGAPURWALA & V.L.ACHLIYA, JJ.

DATE OF JUDGMENT : 20th DECEMBER, 2017 ......

ORAL JUDGMENT : [PER - S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.] Heard.

Rule. With the consent of the parties, petitions are taken up for final decision at admission stage. The petitioners are taking exception to the decision rendered by the scrutiny committee, directing invalidation of the tribe certificate issued to them, certifying him that they are belonging to Mannervarlu or Koli Mahadev, scheduled tribe, on technical ground of occurrence of spelling mistake, or discrepancies in writing the nomenclature of the tribe in the certificate issued by the concerned Sub Divisional Officer.

The issue raised in these petitions is no more res-integra and is covered by the decision rendered in Writ Petition No. 6263 of 2017 and other companion matters. For the reasons recorded in the Judgment referred to

8 W.P.14770...2017 - [J] above, the instant petitions also deserve to be allowed and the same are accordingly allowed.

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The order impugned in the instant petitions stands quashed and set aside. The Scrutiny Committee is directed to return the original tribe certificate produced by the petitioners before it, within four weeks from today. The petitioners shall tender an undertaking to the Scrutiny Committee that the concerned petitioners would approach the concerned competent scrutiny committee for ratifying the spelling mistake/discrepancy in recording the nomenclature of the tribe and shall produce the corrected certificate within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of the original certificate. The petitioners shall approach the concerned Sub Divisional Officer for recording correction in the tribe certificate already issued to them.

The concerned Sub Divisional Officer shall issue corrected certificate within a period of four weeks from the date of approach of the petitioners, without embarking upon any further enquiry in the matter. On receipt of corrected certificate, same shall be produced before the Scrutiny Committee, within a period of four weeks from the date of its receipt.

9 W.P.14770...2017 - [J] for validation of the tribe certificate and render decision on the proposal, within a period of one year from the date of receipt of the corrected certificate together with proposal if any. It would be open for the petitioners to tender the corrected certificate and the proposal directly to the Scrutiny Committee and the Scrutiny Committee shall entertain the same and shall proceed to decide the matter on its own merit and shall not reject it on any technical grounds.

6.

Rule is made absolute in the above terms.

7.

There shall be no order as to costs.

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In the mean while, no coercive action be taken against the petitioners, merely on the ground of invalidation of the tribe certificate on technical ground. [V.L.ACHLIYA, J.] [S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.] KNP/W.P.14770...2017 - [J]