Laxman Ganpati Walhe v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Writ Petition No. 2781 of 2026; decided 13.03.2026; coram Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ. (per court); petitioner Laxman Ganpati Walhe (Mr. Anil Prakashrao Piratwad); respondents: State of Maharashtra through its Secretary (Mr. N.B. Patil, AGP/APP) and respondent No.2/SDO. Subject: Scheduled Tribe caste certificate in Form 'C'; Maharashtra Scheduled Tribes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Certificate Rules, 2003; direction to SDO to decide pending application dated 20.02.2026 within six weeks; time-bound disposal in accordance with law and on its own merits; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2/SDO to decide the application dated 20.02.2026 for a caste certificate in Form 'C' as expeditiously as possible and in any case within six weeks, in accordance with law and on its own merits.