Writ petition by an employee whose Naikda Scheduled Tribe claim was pending before the Scrutiny Committee and whose employer threatened termination for non-production of the validity certificate. Court directed decision of the tribe claim within six weeks and restrained coercive action until then.
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2026:BHC-AUG:6108-DB
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 1450 OF 2026
Sanket S/o Jaypal Naik, Age : 23 years, Occ. Service, R/o. Devhari, taluka Soygaon, District Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Present residing at Borkhed, District Buldhana. ..Petitioner
VERSUS
… Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Deepak D. Choudhari A.G.P. for Respondent/State : Mr. S. P. Sonpawale
CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATED : FEBRUARY 09, 2026
ORAL ORDER (PER ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J):-
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( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE ) JUDGE
(SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE) JUDGE
YSK/
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Scrutiny Committee should be directed to decide the pending Naikda tribe claim within a fixed time and whether the employer should be restrained from coercive action pending that decision.
Sanket S/o Jaypal Naik
The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Tribal Development Department
The Scheduled Tribes Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
The Commissioner of Police, Solapur City
Sandipkumar C. More
Abasaheb D. Shinde
As recorded by the court registry
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