Dnyaneshwar Kisanrao Mudale vs the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Dnyaneshwar Kisanrao Mudale vs the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Writ Petitions Nos. 1557 and 1570 of 2025 partly allowed; impugned order dated 16.01.2025 of Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee invalidating the 'Koli Mahadev' Scheduled Tribe claim quashed and set aside; Scrutiny Committee directed to issue validity certificates to the petitioners, co-terminus with the validity certificate of Ramrao Shamrao Mudale; petitioners not to claim equities; pending Civil Application No. 1524 of 2026 in WP/1570/2025 disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 16.01.2025 of Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee invalidating the petitioners' tribe claim of belonging to 'Koli Mahadev', Scheduled Tribe, should be quashed and validity certificates issued, the issue being squarely covered by this Court's earlier order in Nitin Kisan Mudale (supra).

Court's answer

The issue involved in these petitions is squarely covered by this Court's order in Nitin Kisan Mudale (supra), and the Court therefore adopts the same course without elaborately discussing reasons.

Ratio / Principle

The impugned order dated 16.01.2025 passed by Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee invalidating the petitioners' tribe claim of belonging to 'Koli Mahadev', Scheduled Tribe, is quashed and set aside.

Key takeaways

Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee is directed to issue validity certificates to the petitioners of belonging to 'Koli Mahadev', Scheduled Tribe.ratio¶25
The validity certificates granted to the petitioners will be co-terminus with the validity certificate of Ramrao Shamrao Mudale.ratio¶26
The petitioners shall not claim equities.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad (Coram: Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ.; order per Abasaheb D. Shinde, J.), 21 April 2026. Writ Petition No. 1557 of 2025 (Dnyaneshwar Kisanrao Mudale) and Writ Petition No. 1570 of 2025 (Jayshri Ramrao Mudale and Others), with Civil Application No. 1524 of 2026 in WP/1570/2025, challenged the order dated 16.01.2025 of Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee invalidating the petitioners' tribe claim of belonging to 'Koli Mahadev', Scheduled Tribe — the very order already set aside by this Court in Writ Petition No. 1555 of 2025 (Nitin Kisan Mudale and Another v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.) on 21.04.2026. Finding the issue squarely covered by that order, the Court, without elaborately discussing reasons, partly allowed the writ petitions, quashed and set aside the impugned Scrutiny Committee order, and directed the Committee to issue 'Koli Mahadev' Scheduled Tribe validity certificates to the petitioners, co-terminus with the validity certificate of Ramrao Shamrao Mudale, subject to the condition that the petitioners shall not claim equities; the pending Civil Application stood disposed of.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

981 WRIT PETITION NO. 1557 OF 2025

Dnyaneshwar Kisanrao Mudale VERSUS

The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others

WITH

WRIT PETITION NO. 1570 OF 2025

Jayshri Ramrao Mudale And Others VERSUS

The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Others

WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1524 OF 2026 IN WP/1570/2025

Mr. Vivekanand U. Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. S. P. Sonpaale, AGP for Respondents/State

CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : 21^st APRIL 2026

ORDER (Per Abasaheb D. Shinde J.) :

Heard.

The petitioners are also challenging the same judgment and order dated 16.01.2025 which has been set aside by this Court in Writ Petition No.1555 of 2025 vide order dated 21.04.2026 in the case of Nitin Kisan Mudale and Another Vs. State of Maharashtra and

Ors. Without discussing the reasons elaborately, we find that the issue

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involved in these petitions is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in the case of Nitin Kisan Mudale (supra) , hence, we pass the following order :-

:: O R D E R ::

i. The Writ Petitions are partly allowed.

ii. Impugned order dated 16.01.2025 passed by Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee thereby invalidating the tribe claim of the petitioners of belonging to ‘Koli Mahadev’, Scheduled Tribe, is hereby quashed and set aside.

iii. Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee is directed to issue validity certificates to the petitioners of belonging to ‘Koli Mahadev’, Scheduled Tribe.

iv. Needless to state that the validity certificates granted to the petitioners will be co-terminus with the validity certificate of Ramrao Shamrao Mudale.

v. The petitioners shall not claim equities.

Pending Civil Application also stands disposed of.

[ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J.]

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