Chhaya Vitthal Jadhav v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
TRIBE CLAIM – 'Koli Mahadev' Scheduled Tribe
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court (Aurangabad Bench), Writ Petition No.10263 of 2025, decided 24 February 2026 (Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ., per curiam): Chhaya Vitthal Jadhav v. State of Maharashtra - 'Koli Mahadev' Scheduled Tribe claim invalidated by Respondent No.2-Scrutiny Committee (order dated 29.04.2025) - validity granted relying on family validities: Nitin Chandrasen Jadhav (Order dated 22.06.1995, Writ Petition No.2636 of 1995) and Amruta Anuruddha Jadhav with three others (order dated 06.09.2024, Writ Petition No.9066 of 2024) - relationship with validity holders undisputed - conditional validity issued co-terminus with validity of Nitin Chandrasen Jadhav - impugned order quashed and set aside - rule made absolute.
What did the court decide?
Impugned order dated 29.04.2025 passed by Respondent No.2-Scrutiny Committee quashed and set aside; Respondent No.2-Committee directed to issue validity certificate to the petitioner of belonging to 'Koli Mahadev', Scheduled Tribe, co-terminus with the validity of Nitin Chandrasen Jadhav; writ petition disposed of accordingly and rule made absolute.