Ravindra Ganpat Baviskar v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition 1496/2023, Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench, decided 14.12.2024 (Patil & Khubalkar JJ.). Petitioner Ravindra Ganpat Baviskar challenged order dated 05.03.2021 of ST Certificates Scrutiny Committee, Dhule invalidating 'Tokre Koli' Scheduled Tribe claim. Children's validity certificates dated 01.10.2024 produced via Civil Application 13635/2024. Reliance on Maharashtra Adiwasi Thakur Jamat Swarakshan Samiti (AIR 2023 SC 1657) and Apoorva d/o Vinay Nichale (2010(6) Mh.L.J.401). Petition allowed; invalidation order quashed; issuance of validity certificate directed. Keywords: tribe claim, validity certificate, scrutiny committee, family members' certificates, Tokre Koli.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 05.03.2021 of respondent No.2 Scrutiny Committee quashed and set aside; respondent No.2 Scrutiny Committee, Dhule, directed to immediately issue validity certificate of 'Tokre Koli', Scheduled Tribe, in favour of the petitioner in the prescribed format; no order as to costs.