Ayush S/O Sharad Pathade v. State of Maharashtra, Thr. Secretary, Social Justice and Special Assistance Dept., Mumbai and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Restoration of caste validity proposal returned without merits decision by District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Yavatmal (order dated 07.05.2025, No. TECH, ED-2024014084069); student petitioner facing admission-cancellation notice dated 24.03.2026; liberty to file additional documents; Committee to consider all documents, follow Maharashtra SC/ST/DT(VJ)/NT/OBC/SBC Caste Certificate Act 2000 procedure, hear petitioner, decide within two months; ongoing education protected till decision; WP 3773/2026, Nagpur Bench, Bombay High Court, decided 04.05.2026.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of by restoring the petitioner's caste verification case (No. TECH, ED-2024014084069) closed by the Scrutiny Committee's 07.05.2025 order, with liberty to submit additional documents, direction to the Committee to consider all documents, follow the Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act, 2000 procedure and hear the petitioner, decide within two months of receipt of the order, and protection of the petitioner's ongoing education until that decision.