Kalpana Narsimlu Gattuwar v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Tribe/caste claim validation - 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe; Scrutiny Committee (Respondent No.2-Committee) order dated 23.06.2025 invalidated petitioner's tribe claim; Bombay HC Aurangabad Bench (More & Shinde, JJ.) partly allowed W.P. No. 140 of 2026 on 08.01.2026, quashed the impugned orders and directed immediate issuance of conditional Scheduled Tribe validity certificate, following earlier quashal in companion W.P. Nos. 9761 and 9763 of 2025 (allowed 12.08.2025, conditional validity for three same-family claimants). Conditions: re-verification of blood relatives' validity certificates; undertaking to deposit open-category tuition fees and charges if validity revoked; no claim of equity; cooperation with the Committee. Petitioner: Kalpana Narsimlu Gattuwar; AGP: C. R. Chaudhari-Kutti; Advocate: Sagar S. Phatale.
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders dated 23.06.2025 quashed and set aside; Respondent No.2-Committee directed to immediately issue a conditional 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe validity certificate to the petitioner, subject to: (a) outcome of re-verification of the validity certificates of her blood relatives proposed by the Scrutiny Committee; (b) undertaking before the Registrar (Judicial) of this Court, the Scrutiny Committee and the educational institution that, if her caste validity is revoked, she will deposit tuition fees and other charges applicable to open-category candidates; (c) no claim of equity; (d) cooperation with Respondent No.2-Committee.