Vishnudas Haridas Khot v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Bombay at Aurangabad disposed of multiple writ petitions regarding the cancellation of Scheduled Tribe certificates due to spelling errors. The court directed petitioners to obtain attested copies and submit them to the Sub-Divisional Officer and Scrutiny Committee for correction and validation.
What did the court decide?
Cancelled and confiscated caste certificates; directed issuance of corrected certificates within two weeks and validation within six months.