Rajebhau Devidas Mantri v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: Koli-Mahadev Scheduled Tribe; caste certificate; tribe certificate Form 'C'; Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2001; Caste Scrutiny Committee verification; Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed; surrender of original caste certificate; genuineness of issuance of earlier caste certificate; corrected tribe certificate. Neutral citation: 2026:BHC-AUG:2942-DB. Disposition: writ petition disposed of with mandamus-style directions to issue corrected Form 'C' certificate within one month, conditioned on surrender and genuineness verification. No precedents cited; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Directions to the respondent/Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed to issue a corrected tribe certificate in Form 'C' (Koli-Mahadev Scheduled Tribe) within one month, subject to surrender of the original certificate in incorrect form and prior testing of the genuineness of the earlier certificate's issuance.