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Sanjay Shivaji Thakar v. State of Maharashtra Thr. Secretary Tribal Development Dept. and Ors.

Bombay HC5 Jul 2022WP/7164/2022

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What is this about?

This writ petition challenges an impugned order dated 31st March 2022 passed by the Committee. The petitioner also sought a declaration regarding the validity of a caste certificate issued earlier.

What did the court decide?

Impugned order quashed; matter remanded to Committee for reconsideration within two weeks; interim relief continued.

Sanjay Shivaji Thakar Vs State of Maharashtra Thr. Secretary… — Caste Atrocities | Bombay HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

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PRADNYA

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MAKARAND BHOGALE

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Digitally signed by PRADNYA MAKARAND BHOGALE Date: 2022.07.06 16:21:34 +0530

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CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

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WRIT PETITION NO. 7164 OF 2022

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Sanjay Shivaji Thakar … Petitioner vs. State of Maharashtra and ors. … Respondents

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Mr. R.K. Mendadkar for petitioner. Smt. R.A. Salukhe, AGP for State.

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CORAM : A. K. MENON , J. & M.S. KARNIK , J.

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DATED : 5th JULY, 2022

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P.C. :

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The challenge in this writ petition is to an impugned order dated 31 st

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March, 2022 passed by the respondent no. 2-Committee. The petitioner also

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seeks a declaration that the caste certificate issued on 20 th March, 2020 is

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valid. At the time of hearing of the petition, on behalf of the State, learned AGP

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tenders affidavit of one Mr. Sachin Subhash Jadhav, Senior Research Officer,

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Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Pune in which it is stated that

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the impugned order was inadvertently communicated to the petitioner from

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his office and that the matter will be reconsidered. He therefore, submits that

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if the matter is remanded to the respondent an appropriate order will be

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passed in accordance with law within a period of two weeks from today. In

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view of the statement in the affidavit, we pass the following order :-

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O R D E R

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(1) The impugned order dated 31st March, 2022 is quashed and set aside.

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(2) The matter is remanded to the respondent no. 2 - Committee which

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will decide the petitioner’s application on the basis of the records as it stands

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within a period of two weeks from the date of uploading of this order.

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(3) The writ petition is disposed in the above terms.

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(4) Interim relief granted on 21st June, 2022 will continue for a period of

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three weeks from today.

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(M. S. KARNIK, J.)

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(A. K. MENON, J.)

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Sanjay Shivaji Thakar v. State of Maharashtra Thr. Secretary Tribal Development Dept. and Ors.

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