Lokesh S/O Shankar Dadmal v. State Of Maharashtra, Through Its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mumbai And 2 Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No.4478 of 2019 LOKESH S/O SHANKAR DADMAL VS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's order Shri S. D. Borkute, Advocate for the petitioner, Shri S. P Deshpande, Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent Nos.1 and 2.

Coram : R.K. Deshpande & Vinay Joshi, JJ.

Date : 29.07.2019.

In view of above, this writ petition is allowed and the following order is passed:

(1) The order dated 18-09-2018 passed by the Respondent No.2 Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Gadchiroli is hereby quashed and set aside.

(2) The claim of the petitioner for 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe which is an entry at Sr. No.18 in the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order 1950 is held to be valid. Accordingly, the Committee is directed to issue Caste Validity Certificate forthwith to the petitioner.

wp4478.19.odt (3) Rule is made absolute in aforesaid terms with no order as to costs.

(Vinay Joshi, J.) (R.K. Deshpande, J.) /Muley/