Madhukar Ramdas Baviskar v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Koli Malhar; Scheduled Tribe; tribe claim invalidation; caste/tribe validity certificate; validity holders; blood relatives; genealogy mismatch in affidavits; Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee; Vigilance Cell Enquiry; remand for fresh decision; quashed and set aside; writ petition partly allowed; Madhukar Ramdas Baviskar; State of Maharashtra; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; WRIT PETITION NO. 12898 OF 2024; neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:18758-DB; impugned order dated 30.07.2024; decision dated 21 April 2026; per Abasaheb D. Shinde J.; AGP N. B. Patil.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition partly allowed: the impugned order dated 30.07.2024 of Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee invalidating the petitioner's 'Koli Malhar' Scheduled Tribe claim is quashed and set aside; the matter is remanded to Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee giving the petitioner one more opportunity to establish his relationship with the validity holders (Babasaheb Devidas Baviskar and Shekhar Devidas Baviskar), to be decided afresh in accordance with law on its own merits, with a fresh Vigilance Cell Enquiry if required.