Vaibhav Suryakant Puttewad Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
WRIT PETITION NO. 3781 OF 2026 (2026:BHC-AUG:15206-DB); Vaibhav Suryakant Puttewad & Anr. v. State of Maharashtra through its Secretary & Anr.; decided 09/04/2026; Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Per Abasaheb D. Shinde, J.; Petitioners' 'Koli Mahadev' Scheduled Tribe claims pending with Scrutiny Committee since 10/03/2025; petitioners to appear for NEET–UG 2026; direction to decide tribe claims expeditiously, preferably by end of July 2026; petition disposed of; Counsel: Sunil Mahadevappa Vibhute (for petitioner), M. N. Ghanekar, AGP (for Respondent-State).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent–Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioners' tribe claims as expeditiously as possible, preferably by the end of July 2026. ¶4