Varsha Laxman Alure v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
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Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Writ Petition No.1613 of 2026 (neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:14353-DB); decided 27.03.2026 by Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ. Petitioner Varsha Laxman Alure (counsel Chandrakant R. Thorat) challenged Respondent No.2-Scrutiny Committee's order dated 17.12.2025 invalidating her 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe claim; State represented by AGP P. S. Patil, who did not dispute the prior conditional validity of the petitioner's real sister Usha Laxman Alure and other blood relatives (Writ Petition No.9591 of 2023, order dated 07.08.2023) or the relationship. Disposition: partly allowed — Scrutiny Committee's invalidation order quashed; conditional validity certificate ordered, subject to reopened verification concerning Nandu Ramlu Alure; no equities claimable. Keywords: tribe claim, Scheduled Tribe, validity certificate, Scrutiny Committee, conditional validity, blood relatives, Maharashtra.