Dipika Narayanrao Meghmale v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others

2024:BHC-AUG:27583-DB -1-

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 53 WRIT PETITION NO. 10810 OF 2022 Gajanan Narsing Meghmale

VERSUS

The State of Maharashtra and others ...

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Omgashad B. Boinwad AGP for Respondents: Ms. Neha B. Kamble .....

AND 55 WRIT PETITION NO. 12120 OF 2022 Dipika Narayanrao Meghmale

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The State of Maharashtra and others ...

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Omgashad B. Boinwad AGP for Respondents: Mrs. M.N. Ghanekar .....

AND WRIT PETITION NO. 12100 OF 2022 Jyoti d/o Marotirao Meghmale

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The State of Maharashtra and others .....

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Omgashad B. Boinwad AGP for Respondents: Mr. K.K. Naik .....

AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4944 OF 2024 Durga d/o Narayanrao Meghmale

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The State of Maharashtra and others .....

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Omgashad B. Boinwad AGP for Respondents: Mr. N.D. Raje

-2CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL AND PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, JJ.

DATED : 25 NOVEMBER 2024 O R D E R (PER: PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) :- The writ petition Nos. 12100 of 2022 and 4944 of 2024 are not on board. On being mentioned, taken on board. 2.

By consent of the parties, heard finally.

3.

The petitioners raise challenge to the order dated 20.07.2022, passed by respondent No.2 - scrutiny committee, thereby invalidating their tribe claim of 'Koli Mahadev' scheduled tribe.

4.

The impugned order was a common order in the matter of Harshvardhan Maheshkumar Meghmale and others, including the petitioners herein. The impugned order was subject matter of challenge in writ petition No. 10001 of 2023 before this Court. On the basis of record, this Court has passed final order by which the petition was allowed directing to grant a certificate of validity in favour of the petitioner - Harshvardhan Meghmale. 5.

In view of the reasons recorded in the said order, which is with respect to the same subject matter, a different view need not be

-3taken. Hence, the instant writ petitions are allowed. 6.

The impugned common order passed by respondent - scrutiny committee is quashed and set aside to the extent of the present petitioners.

7.

The respondent - scrutiny committee shall immediately issue certificates of validity to the petitioners of 'Koli Mahadev' scheduled tribe, in prescribed proforma.

8.

The certificates of validity issued to the petitioners would be subject to the final outcome of the review petitions to be filed in the matters of Vaishali Vaijnathrao Meghmale and Maheshkumar Vaijnathao Meghmale.

9.

The petitioners shall not be entitled to claim equities. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) rlj/