Mayuri Angad Rudre v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Writ Petition No. 4343 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench (neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:18005-DB), decided April 22, 2026, Coram: Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ. (order per Abasaheb D. Shinde, J.). Direction to Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed to decide petitioner Mayuri Angad Rudre's pending application dated 26.01.2026 for Scheduled Tribes caste certificate in Form 'C' under the Maharashtra Scheduled Tribes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Certificate Rules, 2003, within six weeks, in accordance with law and on merits; writ petition disposed. Keywords: caste certificate, Form 'C', ST certificate verification, delay, mandamus/direction, SDO Majalgaon Beed. Advocates: Anil Prakashrao Piratwad for petitioner; N. B. Patil, AGP for Respondent/State.
What did the court decide?
Direction to respondent No.2/SDO, Majalgaon, District Beed to decide the petitioner's application dated 26.01.2026 for a caste certificate in Form 'C' as expeditiously as possible and in any case within six weeks, in accordance with law and on its own merits.