Sominath Udhhav Rudre v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Sub Divisional Officer

2025:BHC-AUG:32244-DB 977-wp+13856-2025.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 977 WRIT PETITION NO. 13856 OF 2025 Sominath Udhhav Rudre

VERSUS

The State Of Maharashtra Through Sub Divisional Officer ...

Mr. Umesh B. Godse h/f Mr. Anup R. Nikam, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. D. Ghayal, AGP for Respondents/State ...

CORAM : R. G. AVACHAT AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

DATED : NOVEMBER 20, 2025 P.C.:

1.

In this Writ Petition, the grievance raised is that the caste certificate issued to the petitioner of belonging to Koli-Mahadev Scheduled Tribe were tried to be submitted before the Caste Scrutiny Committee for its verification. However, the Caste Scrutiny Committee have insisted that the petitioner should submit the caste certificates in Form "C" postulated under the Maharashtra Act No.XXIII of 2001. The petitioner accordingly have requested the respondent/Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed to issue the caste certificates in Form "C" as contemplated under the Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2001. However, the same has not been issued and, therefore, this writ petition.

Narwade/

977-wp+13856-2025.odt 2.

After hearing the parties, we are of the considered view that the prayers made in the writ petitions are reasonable and capable of being granted. Therefore, we pass the following order:

ORDER

i.

The respondent/Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed is directed to issue corrected tribe certificates in Form "C" in favour of the petitioner to be belonging to Koli-Mahadev Scheduled Tribe within a period of one month from today, subject to petitioner surrendering the original tribe certificate which is in incorrect form. ii.

We also make it clear that, if the earlier caste certificate of the petitioner is surrendered before the respondent/Sub-Divisional Officer, before issuing corrected tribe certificates in Form "C" he should also test the genuineness of issuance of earlier caste certificates. iii.

Writ Petitions stand disposed of.

[ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [R. G. AVACHAT, J.] Narwade/