Omkar Vilas Landge v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Writ Petition No. 1637 of 2026; Omkar Vilas Landge v. State of Maharashtra; decided 11 February 2026; oral order per Abasaheb D. Shinde, J. (bench: Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ.); tribe claim verification; Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe; claim pending before Scrutiny Committee since 11.07.2025; direction for expedited disposal preferably by end of June 2026; petitioner desirous of higher education; advocates: S.C. Yeramwar for petitioner, Chaitali Choudhari AGP for respondents-State; petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent/Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's 'Koli Mahadev' Scheduled Tribe claim as expeditiously as possible and preferably by the end of June 2026. ¶14