Shri. Snehal Subhash Govekar v. the State of Maharashtra, through Secretary, Social Justice Dept and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Kolhapur Circuit Bench; Writ Petition No. 2552 of 2014; decided 14 October 2025; caste validity certificate; Sonar – Other Backward Class; Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee No.2; invalidation of caste claim set aside; sibling parity – full blood brother of validated sister entitled to validity certificate; Apoorva d/o Vinay Nichale (2010 (6) Mh. L.J, 401) followed; M.D. (Homeopathic) final year result to be declared; release of passing certificate, mark sheets and original documents; petition allowed, no order as to costs.
What did the court decide?
Impugned invalidation order dated 30 May 2011 set aside; respondent No.2 to issue caste validity certificate to the petitioner within four weeks (with liberty to take further steps against it if adverse orders are passed against the sister's validity certificate); respondents No.3 and 4 to declare the final-year M.D. (Homeopathic) result and, if successful, release the passing certificate, original mark sheets and other original documents; no order as to costs.