Rajnandani Gajanan Dhirbassi and Others v. the State of Maharashtra and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench; Writ Petition No. 576 of 2026; decided 16 January 2026; Per Court (Sandipkumar C. More and Abasaheb D. Shinde, JJ.). Petitioners Rajnandani, Hemand, Akshay, Dhirajkumar and Vaishnavi Dhirbassi versus The State of Maharashtra and Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification Committee, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar. Subject: expedition of pending Scheduled Tribe 'Naikda' tribe claim verification before the Scrutiny Committee (pending since 05.08.2025); Vigilance Cell report of cousin uncle submitted and to be adopted; petitioner desirous of higher studies; four-month outer limit imposed on the Committee; writ petition disposed of. Advocates: Deepak Choudhari (petitioners); P.S. Patil, A.P.P. (State).
What did the court decide?
Direction to the Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim as expeditiously as possible and in any case within four months from the date of the order; writ petition disposed of with these directions.