Dinesh Krishna Jayewar v. The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Another

2025:BHC-AUG:5434-DB 15 WP NO. 291 OF 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 291 OF 2025 DINESH KRISHNA JAYEWAR

VERSUS

1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI - 32

2. SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE, KINWAT, HEADQUARTER CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR ...

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Chandrakant R. Thorat AGP for Respondent Nos. 1 and 2 : Ms. S. S. Joshi ...

CORAM

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MANGESH S. PATIL & PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR , JJ.

DATE : 25.02.2025 PER COURT :

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The petitioner is challenging the common judgment and order of the Scrutiny Committee in proceedings under Section 7 of the Maharashtra Act XXIII of 2001, dated 04.10.2024, refusing to validate his 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe Certificate. 2.

Swetha Sainath Jayewar, being the other claimant in the same common judgment and order, had put up a challenge in writ petition No. 11936 of 2024. By the order dated 13.02.2025, her petition has been allowed by the coordinate division bench, which 1/2

15 WP NO. 291 OF 2025 has held her entitled to have a certificate of validity, subject to the usual conditions.

3.

For the selfsame reason as have been recorded by the coordinate division bench in the matter of Swetha Jayewar, the petition is allowed. The impugned judgment and order is quashed and set aside, even to the extent of the petitioner. 4.

The committee shall issue a certificate of validity to the petitioner of 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe, which shall be coterminous with the validities which the committee has decided to reopen.

5.

The petitioner shall not be entitled to claim equities. (PRAFULLA S. KHUBALKAR, J.) (MANGESH S. PATIL, J.) jhs/ 2/2