Ganpat Maruti Sable v. State of Maharashtra Thru Secretary, Tribal Development Dept. and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Caste/tribe claim scrutiny; Mahadev Koli caste entry; remand to Respondent No. 2 – Committee (Scrutiny Committee); additional affidavit dated 3rd July 2025; school record of real grandfather Arjuna Ganu Sable; date of admission 30th September 2012; quashing of Committee order dated 16th March 2022; fresh representation within two weeks; fresh reasoned order within eight weeks; Ganpat Maruti Sable v. State of Maharashtra; Writ Petition No. 14155 of 2022; Bombay High Court; rights and contentions kept open; no order as to costs; interim application disposed.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition disposed of: impugned order dated 16th March 2022 of Respondent No. 2 – Committee quashed and set aside; matter remanded to the Committee for fresh consideration of the Petitioner's tribe claim along with the newly produced school record (Exh.A); fresh representation within two weeks; fresh reasoned order within eight weeks, to be communicated within one week; consequential action to follow if the order is favourable; liberty to pursue appropriate proceedings if adverse; no order as to costs; interim application disposed of as not surviving.