Rutuja D/O Ravindra Kelkar And Another v. Scheduled Tribe Caste Scrutiny Committee, Yavatmal, Thr. Research Officer And Member Secretary.

2025:BHC-NAG:1482-DB 1 60wp7473.2024..odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,

NAGPUR BENCH, AT NAGPUR.

WRIT PETITION NO. 7473 of 2024 (Rutuja d/o Ravindra Kelkar and another Vs. Scheduled Tribe Caste Scrutiny Committee, Yavatmal) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Mr. Tushal Tathod, Advocate for petitioner.

Mr. A.M. Joshi, AGP for respondent /State.

CORAM : AVINASH G. GHAROTE & ABHAY J. MANTRI, JJ.

DATED : 13-02-2025 Heard. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. 2.

The petitioners have been denied validity of belonging to Raj Scheduled Tribe on account of the impugned decision 29.2.2024 (p25). In WP 5564/16 and connected matters decided on 7.9.2023 (p220), Ravindra, the father of the petitioners, has been granted validity by this Court. The claim of the petitioners would therefore, be covered by what has been held in the aforesaid judgment in view of which the impugned decision dated 29.2.2024 is hereby quashed and set aside and the respondent is directed to grant validity to the petitioners of belonging to Raj Scheduled Tribe. The same shall be done within a period of four weeks from today. The petition is accordingly allowed in the above terms. Rule made absolute.

(ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.) (AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.) Belkhede