Madhav Ramchandra Kurewad v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretry and Others
Scheduled Tribe claim – 'Mannervarlu' tribe
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench (Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ.; order per Abasaheb D. Shinde, J), 10.03.2026, in Writ Petitions Nos. 11433 and 11516 of 2024 (Madhav Ramchandra Kurewad; Pavan Madhavrao Kurewad through POA v. State of Maharashtra): tribe claims of belonging to 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe, invalidated by Scrutiny Committee order dated 03.10.2024, restored. Holding: where the Scrutiny Committee does not dispute (indeed admits) the applicant's relationship with the validity holder, conditional validity must follow, notwithstanding contra entries; the Committee's discard of a prior conditional validity (Seema Dilip Kurewad, W.P. No. 9901 of 2023, order dated 10.08.2023) solely because it was conditional did not prevail. Impugned order quashed; issuance of validity certificates co-terminus with the validity holder directed.
What did the court decide?
Both writ petitions allowed; impugned order dated 03.10.2024 of respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee quashed and set aside; Scrutiny Committee directed to issue tribe validity certificates in favour of the petitioners of belonging to 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe in the prescribed proforma, co-terminus with the validity holder whose validity is undertaken to be re-opened; rule made absolute.