Muktai Kishore Jadhav v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Another
Writ Petition – Scheduled Tribe claim
Case brief
What is this about?
Muktai Kishore Jadhav v. The State of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary and Another, WRIT PETITION NO. 2290 OF 2026, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad (2026:BHC-AUG:9337-DB), decided 04-03-2026 by Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ. (per Abasaheb D. Shinde, J.). Petition seeking time-bound disposal of a pending 'Thakur' Scheduled Tribe claim before the Scrutiny Committee (Respondent No.2), pending since 12.09.2025; Court directed decision as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six (6) months, in view of petitioner's proposed admission to a further professional course; petition disposed of. Keywords: tribe claim, Scheduled Tribe, Thakur, Scrutiny Committee, expeditious disposal, six months, professional course admission, Maharashtra.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim as expeditiously as possible and preferably within six (6) months; writ petition disposed of with this direction.