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Bhimrao S/O Dnyandeo Gaikwad v. the State of Maharashtra , Dept. of Tribal Development and Ors.
Bombay HCWP/1390/2023
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
In this writ petition, the Bombay High Court quashed the caste committee order rejecting the petitioner’s claim as Thakar (Scheduled Tribe). Applying the Supreme Court’s affinity test standard, the Court found preponderance of historical village and taluk records supporting the Thakar caste, setting aside the rejection on a single contra entry.
What did the court decide?
Impugned judgment of caste committee quashed and set aside; validity certificate of caste Thakar issued to petitioner; writ petition disposed.