Supriya Yeshwant Awate v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Neutral citation 2026:BHC-AUG:1518-DB. Aurangabad Bench of the Bombay High Court; Writ Petition No. 520 of 2026; Supriya Yeshwant Awate versus The State of Maharashtra and another; decision date 14.01.2026; bench Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde (joint/per court). Subject matter: petitioner's pending tribe claim of belonging to the 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe before the respondent/Scrutiny Committee since 30.08.2024; Court issued a time-bound direction to decide the claim within eight months and disposed of the petition. Keywords: tribe claim, Scrutiny Committee, 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe, pending since 30.08.2024, eight-month deadline, writ petition disposed of. Advocates: O. D. Totawad (h/f. Thorat Chandrakant R.) for the petitioner; V.M. Jaware, AGP/APP, for the respondent/State.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent/Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim as expeditiously as possible and in any case within eight months; the writ petition was disposed of with these directions.