Pavan Madhavrao Kurewad through Poa Madhav Ramchandra Kurewad and Another v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Another
Tribe claim – 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe – conditional validity
Case brief
What is this about?
Mannervarlu Scheduled Tribe; tribe validity certificate; Scrutiny Committee Maharashtra; conditional validity; relationship with validity holder; kith and kin; contra entries; Vishnu Dattatray Kurewad validity holder; Seema Dilip Kurewad Writ Petition No. 9901 of 2023 order dated 10.08.2023; quashing of tribe claim invalidation; validity certificate co-terminus with validity holder; validity undertaken to be re-opened; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench Division Bench; WRIT PETITION NO. 11433 OF 2024; WRIT PETITION NO. 11516 OF 2024; decision dated March 10, 2026.
What did the court decide?
Both writ petitions allowed; the impugned order dated 03.10.2024 passed by respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee quashed and set aside; respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee directed to issue tribe validity certificates in favour of the petitioners of belonging to 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe in the prescribed proforma; such validity certificates to be co-terminus with the validity holder whose validity is undertaken to be re-opened by the Scrutiny Committee; writ petitions disposed of and rule made absolute in those terms.