Irrana Sayaji Deshetwad v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Batch of writ petitions by holders of Scheduled Tribe certificates invalidated by the scrutiny committee for spelling mistakes in the tribe's name (e.g. Mannerwarlu, Kolimahadeo, Tadavi). The High Court held invalidation on such hyper-technical grounds impermissible, quashed the invalidation orders and directed correction of the certificates and fresh verification on merits.
What did the court decide?
Invalidation orders quashed; original certificates returned; competent authorities to issue corrected certificates within four weeks; scrutiny committee to verify claims on merits; no adverse action i