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Dattatray Munjahari Tumbad v. Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon

2026-02-02Hon'Ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde2 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD 26 WRIT PETITION NO. 1165 OF 2026 DATTATRAY MUNJAHARI TAMBUD

VERSUS

SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER MAJALGAON ...

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S. AGP/APP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.P. Sonpawale ...

CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

DATE : 02.02.2026 PER COURT :

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Heard.

2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to amend the surname of the petitioner. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith.

3.

In this writ petition, the grievance raised is that the caste certificate issued to the petitioner of belonging to Koli-Mahadev Scheduled Tribe was 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 certificate in Form "C" postulated under the Maharashtra Act No.XXIII of 2001. The petitioner accordingly has requested the respondent/Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed to issue the caste certificate in Form "C"as contemplated under the Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2001. However, the same has not been issued and, therefore, this writ

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4.

After hearing the parties, we are of the considered view that the prayer made in the writ petition is 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 decide the application of the petitioner within a period of one month from today and the petitioner to approach the Respondent/S.D.O on 17.02.2026. The petitioner to surrender 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 certificate in Form "C" he should also test the genuineness of issuance of earlier caste certificate.

(iii) The Writ Petition stands disposed of.

( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. ) ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. ) vsj..