Palak D/O Manoj Kathe v. the Vice-Chairman/Member Secretary, S.T. Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Napgur
Caste Certificate Scrutiny – Scheduled Tribe tribe claim
Case brief
What is this about?
Palak Manoj Kathe vs. The Vice-Chairman/Member Secretary, Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur (High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Nagpur Bench, WRIT PETITION NO. 3436 of 2025, decided 03.07.2025 by NITIN W. SAMBRE and SACHIN S. DESHMUKH, JJ.; neutral citation 2025:BHC-NAG:6309-DB): Division Bench disposed of the petition by directing the petitioner's appearance before the Scrutiny Committee on 10.07.2025 and requiring the Committee to decide her tribe claim within four weeks of that appearance; no statutes or precedents discussed; no order as to costs. Counsel: Ms Preeti Rane for petitioner; Mr. S. M. Ghodeswar, AGP for respondent no. 1.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: (i) petitioner to appear before the respondent Scrutiny Committee on 10.07.2025; (ii) Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim within four weeks from the date of such appearance; writ petition disposed of with no order as to costs.