Rashi Nana Janjal Under Guardian Meerabai Nana Janjal vs the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Another — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Rashi Nana Janjal Under Guardian Meerabai Nana Janjal vs the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Another — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Leave granted to amend the title clause of respondent No.2 ('Aurangabad' to 'Pachora') forthwith; petitioner to tender a fresh application to respondent No.2 – Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora within one week; respondent No.2 directed to decide that application as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two weeks of its tendering, on its own merits and in accordance with law; with these directions the writ petition stands disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether respondent No.2 should be directed to issue to the petitioner a caste certificate of belonging to 'Kunbi OBC' on the basis of the caste certificate of her mother. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

The application tendered by the petitioner was to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad, whereas she is required to tender such an application to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora.

Key takeaways

If the petitioner makes an application to respondent No.2 – Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora within one week, the Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora is directed to decide the said application as expeditiously as possible, preferably within two weeks from the date of tendering, on its own merits and in accordance with law.ratio¶17
Leave is granted to amend the title clause of respondent No.2 by replacing the word 'Aurangabad' with 'Pachora', and the amendment is to be carried out forthwith.ratio¶12

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Writ Petition No. 1578 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench (Sandipkumar C. More & Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ.; 10.02.2026) — minor petitioner Rashi Nana Janjal (under guardian Meerabai Nana Janjal) sought a direction that respondent No.2 issue her a caste certificate of belonging to 'Kunbi OBC' on the basis of her mother's caste certificate, or alternatively decide her application for such a certificate. The Court found the application had been tendered to the wrong authority (Sub-Divisional Officer, Aurangabad, instead of Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora), granted leave to amend respondent No.2's title clause accordingly, and directed that if the petitioner applies to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora within one week, the application be decided expeditiously, preferably within two weeks of tendering, on its own merits and in accordance with law. Writ petition disposed of. No statute or precedent was cited.

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2026:BHC-AUG:6166-DB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION NO. 1578 OF 2026

RASHI NANA JANJAL UNDER GUARDIAN MEERABAI NANA JANJAL VERSUS

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER

Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Anandsingh S. Bayas and Mr. Vijay Y. Patil AGP for Respondents: Mr. Madhukar A. Aher

... CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

DATE : 10.02.2026

PER COURT (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) :

Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner as well as the learned AGP. At the out set, the learned counsel for the petitioner seeks leave to amend the title clause of respondent No.2

by replacing the word from ‘Aurangabad’ to ‘Pachora’. Leave granted. Amendment to be carried out forthwith.

The petitioner has approached this Court seeking direction that respondent No.2 be directed to issue caste certificate of belonging to ‘Kunbi OBC’ on the basis of the caste certificate of her mother. In alternative, the petitioner has also prayed that the

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respondent No.2 be directed to decide the application submitted by the petitioner for issuance of caste certificate of belonging to ‘Kunbi OBC’.

We find that the application tendered by petitioner is to the Sub–Divisional Officer, Aurangabad, whereas, the petitioner is supposed to tender such an application to Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner will make an application to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora, for obtaining caste certificate.

If the petitioner makes such an application within a period of one (1) week from today, we direct the respondent No.2 – Sub-Divisional Officer, Pachora, to decide the said application as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of two weeks from the date on which the application would be tendered by the petitioner, on its own merits and in accordance with law. With this direction, the writ petition stands disposed of.

(ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J.)

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