Pravin Vishwanath Gawali v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Another
Scheduled Tribe claim verification – 'Koli Mahdev' – tribe claim pending before the Scrutiny Committee since 28.11.2024
Case brief
What is this about?
Pravin Vishwanath Gawali v. The State of Maharashtra through its Secretary and another, Writ Petition No. 5063 of 2026, High Court of Judicature at Bombay, Aurangabad Bench, decided 06.05.2026 by Abasaheb D. Shinde, J. (bench with Sandipkumar C. More, J.). Petitioner sought expeditious disposal of his pending 'Koli Mahdev' Scheduled Tribe claim before the Scrutiny Committee; being appointed from an ST-reserved seat, he needed the validity certificate. The Court directed the Committee to endeavour to decide the claim preferably within six months and disposed of the petition. Keywords: Koli Mahdev, Scheduled Tribe, validity certificate, Scrutiny Committee, Maharashtra, six-month timeline.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent/Scrutiny Committee to endeavour to decide the petitioner's tribe claim as expeditiously as possible, preferably within six months from 06.05.2026.