Shivprasad Ganpat Manntalwad v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; WRIT PETITION NO. 3509 OF 2026; decided 06.04.2026; coram SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.; petitioner Shivprasad Ganpat Manntalwad; respondents State of Maharashtra through its Secretary and Anr.; subject-matter: Scheduled Tribe status claim ('Koli Mahadev') verification pending before Maharashtra Scrutiny Committee since 24.12.2024; vigilance cell inquiry report of cousin sister on record and accepted by petitioner; urgency driven by NEET – UG - 2026 examination; outcome: petition disposed of with direction to Scrutiny Committee to decide claim expeditiously, preferably by end of July 2026. No statutes or precedent cases cited in the judgment text.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent – Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's 'Koli Mahadev' Scheduled Tribe claim as expeditiously as possible and preferably by the end of July 2026.