Aishwarya Sayanna Girod v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Anr.
Writ Petition – Tribe claim verification
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay HC Aurangabad, Writ Petition No. 3854 of 2026 (neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:16307-DB), disposed 10.04.2026 per Abasaheb D. Shinde J. with Sandipkumar C. More J. Petitioner Aishwarya Sayanna Girod; 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe claim pending with Scrutiny Committee since 13.03.2025; direction to expedite decision preferably by end of August 2026 owing to petitioner's JEE 2026 appearance and higher studies; State of Maharashtra represented by AGP Ms. M. N. Ghanekar; petitioner's advocates Chandrakant R. Thorat and Omprakash D. Totawad.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent No.2-Scrutiny Committee to make an endeavour to decide the petitioner's tribe claim as expeditiously as possible and preferably by the end of August 2026. ¶17