Avinash Jairam Pakalwad v. the State of Maharashtra and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Scheduled Tribe status claim verification; 'Mannervarlu' tribe claim; Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee delay since 29.07.2025; Vigilance Cell Report submitted and reply filed; hearing fixed 22.01.2026; expedition direction - decide tribe claim within two months; employer's Show Cause Notice dated 14.01.2026 for non-submission of tribe validity certificate; restraint against coercive/termination action until claim decided; State of Maharashtra; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; writ petition disposed.
What did the court decide?
Direction to Respondent/Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim expeditiously and in any case within two months; interim restraint on the employer from taking coercive action pursuant to the notice dated 14.01.2026 until the tribe claim is decided, the protection operating only till the claim is decided.