Apurva Lalanna Gudlawar and Anr. v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Aurangabad Bench, Bombay High Court; Writ Petition No. 4544 of 2026; Apurva Lalanna Gudlawar v. State of Maharashtra through its Secretary; Scheduled Tribe status verification; 'Mannervarlu' tribe claim pending with Scrutiny Committee since 25.03.2026 and 30.09.2025; validity certificate needed for JEE Advance Examination-2026 and further education; direction for expeditious/expedited disposal of tribe claims preferably by end of August 2026; petition disposed of on 27 April 2026; advocates: Omprakash S. Sunkewar (petitioner), G. A. Kulkarni AGP (Respondents/State); coram: Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ.
What did the court decide?
Direction issued to Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioners' tribe claims as expeditiously as possible and preferably by the end of August 2026; petition disposed of with this direction.