Mahajan Devidas Tandalwad v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; WRIT PETITION NO. 2948 OF 2026; decided 18 March 2026 by Justices Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde (order authored by Justice Shinde). Petitioner Mahajan Devidas Tandalwad sought expedition of verification of his 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe claim pending before the Caste Scrutiny Committee (respondent No.2) since 15.09.2025. Court directed decision of the caste claim preferably within six months; petition disposed of. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent/caste scrutiny committee to decide the petitioner's caste claim as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six months. ¶14