Jitendra Babulal Mudiraj v. the State of Maharashtra through Its Secretary and Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Tribe claim validation; Koli Mahadev-29 Scheduled Tribe; caste/tribe scrutiny committee invalidation quashed; conditional validity based on relative's validity; cousin niece Ayushi Vishal Katamwar; Writ Petition No.9033 of 2024 order dated 26.09.2024; relationship admitted in impugned order; surname Mudiraj also known as Katamwar; tribe validity certificate directed; validity subject to reopened matters; Respondent No.2 Scrutiny Committee; Maharashtra; Bombay High Court Aurangabad Bench; Writ Petition No. 8317 of 2025; decided 17 January 2026; partly allowed.
What did the court decide?
Writ Petition allowed partly: impugned judgment and order dated 03.03.2025 of Respondent No.2-Scrutiny Committee quashed and set aside; Respondent No.2-Scrutiny Committee directed to issue tribe validity certificate to the petitioner as belonging to 'Koli Mahadev-29', Scheduled Tribe, subject to the final outcome of the matters the Committee has decided to reopen.