Swapnil Rajiv Sonwane v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: caste validity certificate; tribe claim; Caste Scrutiny Committee (Maharashtra); Vigilance Cell enquiry; claim pending since 31/07/2025; four-week time-bound direction; writ petition disposed; Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Swapnil Rajiv Sonwane v. State of Maharashtra. Relevant for: petitions pressing expedited/time-bound disposal of caste or tribe validity claims where a parent's claim has already been validated and the applicant adopts the parent's Vigilance Cell enquiry report.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2 / Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim as expeditiously as possible and in any case within four weeks from 09/01/2026, having regard to the urgency involved; writ petition disposed of with these directions. ¶17