Ku. Janhavi D/O Laxmikant Nandanwar, Thr. Her Natural Guardian Father, Laxmikant M. Nandanwar v. the S.T. Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Thr. Member-Secretary, Yavatmal
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2026:BHC-NAG:6169-DB. Order dated 21.04.2026 by Smt. M.S. Jawalkar and Nandesh S. Deshpande, JJ., in Civil Application (CAW) No. 975 of 2026 in Writ Petition No. 352 of 2026. Petitioner Ku. Janhavi Nandanwar sought two months' further time for the S.T. Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Yavatmal, to decide her caste claim, pursuant to the Court's order dated 16.01.2026 fixing three months. The objection founded on the father's pending claim in Writ Petition No. 4539 of 2021 was held to be no impediment; time was extended by one month and the Committee directed to decide within it. Civil Application partly allowed and disposed of. Counsel: Ashwin Deshpande for the petitioner; N.R. Patil, AGP, for the respondent/State. No statutes or precedent cases were cited in the order.
What did the court decide?
Extension of one month (instead of the two months sought) beyond the time fixed by the order dated 16.01.2026, for the Scrutiny Committee, Yavatmal, to decide the petitioner's caste claim proposal; Civil Application partly allowed and disposed of.