Bombay High CourtCAW/975/2026ca disposed off

Ku. Janhavi D/O Laxmikant Nandanwar, Thr. Her Natural Guardian Father, Laxmikant M. Nandanwar v. The S.T. Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Thr. Member-Secretary, Yavatmal

2026-04-21Hon'Ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'Ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande2 pages

2026:BHC-NAG:6169-DB

(1) 920.CAW975.26

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR CIVIL APPLICATION (CAW) NO. 975 OF 2026 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 352 OF 2026 (DECIDED) KU. JANHAVI D/O LAXMIKANT NANDANWAR, THR. HER NATURAL GUARDIAN FATHER, LAXMIKANT M. NANDANWAR VS THE S.T. CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, THR. MEMBER-SECRETARY, YAVATMAL -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Ashwin Deshpande, counsel for the petitioner. Mr. N. R. Patil, AGP for the respondent/State. CORAM :

SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR AND NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, JJ.

DATED : 21.04.2026 1.

This is an application seeking extension of time of two months for deciding the caste claim of the petitioner. The extension is sought in pursuance of the order of this Court in Writ Petition No. 352 of 2026, in which, vide order dated 16.01.2026, this Court has directed the Scrutiny Committee, Yavatmal, to decide the pending caste claim of the petitioner within a period of three months. Present application is filed seeking extension of two months, as stated supra, on the premise that the Committee is overburdened due to the huge pendency of the cases. 2.

Even though the extension is opposed on the ground that the claim of the father is already pending before this Court in Writ Petition No. 4539 of 2021, which Shubham

(2) 920.CAW975.26 is, in our view, cannot be an impediment to grant extension, however, we extend the time granted under the order dated 16.01.2026 by one month, and the Scrutiny Committee is directed to decide the said proposal within one month. 3.

Civil Application is partly allowed and disposed of as such.

(NANDESH S. DESHPANDE, J.) (SMT. M.S. JAWALKAR, J.) Shubham