Parbhata Ganpati Surewad v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Principal Secretary and Others

Bombay HC17 Jan 2026WP/4256/2024

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What is this about?

Mannervarlu Scheduled Tribe; caste certificate validation refused by Maharashtra Scrutiny Committee; grant of validity certificate through kinship with an already-validated relative (validity holder) Shankar s/o Laxman Mali @ Surewad; batch of eight writ petitions disposed by common order; conditional validity certificate subject to reopening of scrutiny proceedings; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; no statute or precedent engaged.

What did the court decide?

All eight writ petitions allowed; Respondent/Scrutiny Committee directed to immediately issue validity certificates to the petitioners as belonging to Mannervarlu, Scheduled Tribe, subject to any decision the Scrutiny Committee may take if the validation proceedings of the relied-upon validity holder are reopened. ¶order-i

Parbhata Ganpati Surewad vs the State of Maharashtra through Its Principal Secretary and Others — Bombay HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioners claiming to belong to the 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe, whose caste certificates were refused validation by the Respondent/Scrutiny Committee, should be issued validity certificates on the strength of their distinct relative Shankar s/o Laxman Mali @ Surewad having already obtained validation in Writ Petition No.4889 of 2024, the relationships being undisputed.

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Court's answer

This Court disposed of the writ petitions without going into the merits or factual matrix because the petitioners' distinct relative, Shankar s/o Laxman Mali @ Surewad, had already succeeded — his writ petition having been allowed by this Court.

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Ratio / Principle

The allowance of the petitions rested additionally on the fact that there is no dispute with regard to the relationships of the petitioners with that validity holder.

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Key takeaways

The Respondent/Scrutiny Committee is directed to issue validity certificates to the petitioners certifying them as belonging to Mannervarlu, Scheduled Tribe, immediately.ratio¶order-ii
The validity certificates granted to the petitioners are expressly made subject to any decision the Scrutiny Committee may take if the validation proceedings in respect of the validity holder relied upon by the petitioners are reopened.ratio¶order-iii

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Batch of eight writ petitions (Nos. 4135, 4144, 4185, 4186, 4256, 4257, 4258 and 4259 of 2024) before the Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, by claimants asserting membership of the 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe whose caste certificates were refused validation by the Respondent/Scrutiny Committee. Disposed of summarily without examining the merits or factual matrix: the petitioners' distinct relative, Shankar s/o Laxman Mali @ Surewad, whose identical tribe claim was refused by the same impugned judgment and order, had already succeeded in Writ Petition No.4889 of 2024 (allowed by this Court's order dated 04.09.2025), and there was no dispute as to the petitioners' relationship with that validity holder. Petitions allowed; the Scrutiny Committee was ordered to issue validity certificates to the petitioners immediately, expressly subject to any decision it may take should the validation proceedings of the relied-upon validity holder be reopened. No statute or precedent case is cited or discussed in the judgment.

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2026:BHC-AUG:2221-DB

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD

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949 WRIT PETITION NO. 4135 OF 2024

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Vimal Anandrao Mali Surewad

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VERSUS

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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Mr. Chandrakant R. Thorat, Advocate for the Petitioner Mr. N. B. Patil, AGP for Respondents/State

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Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, Advocate for Respondent No.2 in Writ Petition Nos.4135/2024, 4144/2024, 4259/2024, 4257/2024, 4258/2024 Ms. Anagha Rotte, Advocate for Respondent No.3 in Writ Petition No.4185/2024

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Mr. R. K. Ingole, Advocate for Respondent No.2

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 4256 OF 2024

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Parbhata Ganpati Surewad VERSUS

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 4258 OF 2024

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Suryakant Amruta Surewad VERSUS

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Another

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 4186 OF 2024

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Varsha Prabhatrao Surewad

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VERSUS

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The State Of Maharashtra Thorugh Its Principal Secretary And Others

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 4144 OF 2024

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Govind Ananda Suryawad Surewad VERSUS

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Narwade/

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 4185 OF 2024

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Madhav Ganpati Surewad VERSUS

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 4259 OF 2024

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Laxmi Kishan Suryawad VERSUS

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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WITH

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WRIT PETITION NO. 4257 OF 2024

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Govind Sambhaji Surewad VERSUS

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The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Principal Secretary And Others

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CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.

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DATED : JANUARY 17, 2026

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P.C.:

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Heard.

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All these petitioners claimed to have belonging to ‘Mannervarlu’, Scheduled Tribe. Their caste certificates were subjected to validation. Along with these petitioners one namely, Shankar s/o Laxman Mali @ Surewad whose tribe claim was refused by Respondent/Scrutiny Committee by the same impugned judgment and order have approached this Court by filing Writ Petition No.4889 of 2024 and this Court by order dated 04.09.2025 has allowed the said Writ Petition by setting aside the impugned judgment and order herein.

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Narwade/

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Without going into the merit and the factual matrix, we propose to dispose of these writ petitions, since the petitioners’ distinct relative namely, Shankar s/o Laxman Mali @ Surewad whose writ petition has been allowed by this Court and since there is no dispute with regard to the relationships of the petitioners with that validity holder, we are inclined to allow these Writ Petitions. Hence, following order :

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ORDER

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i. Writ Petition allowed.

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ii. Respondent/Scrutiny Committee shall issue validity certificate to the petitioners of Mannervarlu, Scheduled Tribe immediately.

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iii. The validity certificate granted to the petitioners shall be subject to the decision that may be taken by the Scrutiny Committee in case the validation proceedings in respect of the validity holder relied by the petitioners are reopened.

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[ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J.]

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Narwade/

Parbhata Ganpati Surewad v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Principal Secretary and Others

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