Narawad Dinesh Shankar and Others v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Mannervarlu Scheduled Tribe claim rejection; Scheduled Tribe certificate validity; Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee Kinwat Division Aurangabad; quashment of order dated 10.06.2025 invalidating tribe claim; failure to consider Apex Court order; Special Leave to Appeal No. 9926 of 2004; State of Maharashtra v. Shrinivas Chinnana Narwd; validity granted to petitioner's cousin (relative-validity precedent); undisputed family relationship; remand to Scrutiny Committee for fresh decision within two months; Tribal Development Department Mantralaya; Sub-Divisional Officer Biloli Nanded; Kundalwadi; Narawad family; Bombay High Court Aurangabad bench; double bench DB; January 2026; writ petition disposed of.
What did the court decide?
Quashment and setting aside of the order dated 10.06.2025 passed by respondent No.2 invalidating the petitioners' 'Mannervarlu' Scheduled Tribe claim, with directions to respondent No.2/Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the claim afresh within two months from the date of order, considering the Hon'ble Apex Court order granting validity to the petitioners' cousin (SLP(C) No. 9926 of 2004).