Tadvipathan Muskankhanam Imamkhan v. The State Of Maharashtra Through The Secretary And ANR

2026:BHC-AUG:14795-DB 1 35.WP.3518.26.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3518 OF 2026 TADVIPATHAN ALTABKHAN IMAMKHAN

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND ANR WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3596 OF 2026 TADVIPATHAN MUSKANKHANAM IMAMKHAN

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND ANR WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3601 OF 2026 TADVIPATHAN TAYBABI IMAMKHAN

VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH THE SECRETARY AND ANR ...

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Gite Ravi Balasaheb AGP for Respondents: Mr. P.S. Patil ...

CORAM

: SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

DATE : 06.04.2026 PER COURT:

1.

Writ Petition No.3596/2026 and Writ Petition No.3601/2026 are not on board, after mentioning taken on board.

2 35.WP.3518.26.odt 2.

In all these writ petitions, the grievance raised is that the caste certificates issued to the petitioners of belonging to 'Tadvi' Scheduled Tribe were tried to be submitted before the Caste Scrutiny Committee for its verification. However, the Caste Scrutiny Committee have insisted that the petitioners should submit the caste certificates in Form "C" postulated under the Maharashtra Act No.XXIII of 2001. The petitioners accordingly have requested the respondent/Sub Divisional Officer, Gangakhed, District Parbhani 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, these writ petitions.

3.

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, Gangakhed, District Parbhani is directed to decide the applications of the petitioners within a period of one month from today and the petitioners to approach the Respondent/S.D.O on 09.04.2026. The petitioners to

3 35.WP.3518.26.odt surrender the original tribe certificate which is in incorrect form.

(ii) We also make it clear that, if the earlier caste certificates of the petitioners are 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.) (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J.) habeeb/