Gangayya Devanna Annamwar Htr Power Fo Attorney Holder Sagar Gangayya Annamwar v. the State of Maharashtra Thr Its Secretary and Others
Scheduled Tribe certificate – 'Mannervarlu' tribe
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, 2024:BHC-AUG:29780-DB, Per Court (Mangesh S. Patil & Prafulla S. Khubalkar, JJ.), 14.12.2024 - Writ Petition No. 1607 of 2021 (Sagar Gangayya Annamwar) and Writ Petition No.1590 of 2021 (Gangayya Devanna Annamwar through power of attorney holder): writ petitions partly allowed; common Scrutiny Committee order under Section 7, Maharashtra Act No.XXIII of 2001 confiscating and cancelling 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe certificates quashed and set aside; committee to immediately issue validity certificates coterminus with validity of individuals ordered to be reopened; petitioners not entitled to claim equities; follows order dated 17.10.2023 in sister Ashwini's Writ Petition No.4569 of 2021.
What did the court decide?
Impugned common order quashed and set aside to the extent of the petitioners; Scrutiny Committee directed to immediately issue 'Mannervarlu' scheduled tribe certificates of validity to both petitioners, coterminus with the validity of the individuals the committee has decided to reopen; petitioners not entitled to claim equities.