Dev Arun Chavan (Minor) through Father Natural Guardian Shri Arun Atmaram Chavan v. State of Maharashtra through Its. Secretary and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Caste Validity Certificate; Scrutiny Committee (Respondent No.2); direction to decide caste claim dated 27.03.2023 within 16 weeks; declaration of first-year Physiotherapy examination result (Seat No.595637) pending caste validity; result declaration subject to Scrutiny Committee outcome; minor student through father/natural guardian; CET CELL (Respondent No.3); University (Respondent No.5); Bombay High Court; WRIT PETITION NO.3525 OF 2025; INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO.38283 OF 2025; disposed 21 January 2026.
What did the court decide?
Directions issued: Respondent No.2–Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste validity application dated 27 March 2023 expeditiously, preferably within sixteen (16) weeks from communication of the order; Respondent No.5–University to declare the Petitioner's first-year Physiotherapy result (Seat No.595637) forthwith, subject to the outcome before the Scrutiny Committee. Writ Petition and Interim Application (ST) disposed of.