Tanuja Tanaji Gaganbone and Another v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe claim; Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee Kinwat, Chh. Sambhajinagar; direction to decide pending tribe claims within six weeks; protection of admissions till tribe claim decided; State CET Cell and Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering; interim protection order dated 10.10.2025; writ petition disposed of; Bombay High Court Aurangabad; Writ Petition No. 12563 of 2025; decision dated 09.02.2026; neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:6103-DB; petitioners Tanuja Tanaji Gaganbone and Vishnu Tanaji Gaganbone.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2/Tribe Committee to decide the petitioners' tribe claims of belonging to 'Koli Mahadev' Scheduled Tribe as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six weeks; respondent Nos.3 and 4 not to disturb the petitioners' admissions till the tribe claims are decided.