Gangadhar Parshuram Parde v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Tribe claim – expedited disposal
Case brief
What is this about?
2026:BHC-AUG:8385-DB | WRIT PETITION NO. 2081 OF 2026 | Gangadhar Parshuram Parde v. State of Maharashtra and Others | High Court of Bombay, Aurangabad Bench | Coram: Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ. | Decided 25/02/2026 | Keywords: tribe claim, Mannervarlu Scheduled Tribe, validity certificate, Scrutiny Committee, respondent No. 2, six months, coercive action, pendency protection, no equities | Outcome: writ petition disposed with protective and time-bound directions; no statute or precedent cited in the judgment text.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed with directions: (i) respondent No. 2 (Scrutiny Committee) to decide the petitioner's tribe claim within six months; (ii) employer barred from taking coercive action against the petitioner solely because the tribe claim is pending, such protection subsisting only until the tribe claim is decided and conferring no equities.