Kiran Vasantrao Ture v. Schedule Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee Thr Its Member Secretary and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Writ Petition No. 2531 of 2026; neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:10397-DB; decided 09.03.2026; Coram: Sandipkumar C. More & Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ. (Per Court). Petitioner Kiran Vasantrao Ture (Counsel: Gite Umesh Babanrao) v. Schedule Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee through its Member Secretary and Another (AGP: V.M. Jaware). Subject: Scheduled Tribe certificate scrutiny — 'Koli Mahadev' tribe claim pending since 11.08.2021; vigilance cell inquiry report submitted and reply filed; prayer for expedited disposal. Held: Scrutiny Committee directed to decide the tribe claim as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months; writ petition disposed of. Keywords: tribe claim, Koli Mahadev, Scheduled Tribe certificate, Scrutiny Committee, vigilance cell inquiry, time-bound disposal, three months.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months from the date of the order.