Bombay High Court

SOPAN GHANSHYAM SAPKALEversusJOINT COMMISSIONER SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT AJIT B KADETHANKAR

Holding

The court allowed the petitioner to produce the additional documents on record.

Summary

The petitioner, Sopan GhanShyam Sapkale, filed a civil application seeking permission to submit additional documents, including a certificate of validity granted to a near relative by the Scrutiny Committee and fresh genealogical records, to support his claim for a Scheduled Tribe certificate. The respondent, the Joint Commissioner and others, opposed the amendment. The court examined whether the petitioner could be allowed to introduce these new documents after the original petition was filed. Considering the relevance of the new evidence and the procedural rules, the judges permitted the petitioner to file the documents as exhibits R-1 and R-2 within two weeks. The application was allowed, and the petition was scheduled to be placed on the board on 21 September 2026.

Issues considered

Whether the petitioner may be permitted to produce additional documents after the filing of the original petition

Subjects

Civil Procedure
Amendment of Pleadings
Scheduled Tribe Certificate
Genealogical Evidence
Additional Documents

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:34186-DB

(1) ca9628.25

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD

15 CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 9628 OF 2025
IN WP/2535/2022
SOPAN GHANSHYAM SAPKALE
VERSUS
JOINT COMMISSIONER SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY
COMMITTEE AND OTHERS

Mr. M.V. Thorat, Advocate for the applicant.
Mr. A.S. Shelke, AGP for the respondent-State.

CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.
DATE : 06.08.2026
PC :-

01. This application is filed with a prayer for producing on record
some additional documents in respect of the developments that have
taken place after filing of this petition. It is shown that a near relative of
the petitioner is granted certificate of validity by the Scrutiny Committee
on which the petitioner wants to rely upon. He is also relying upon fresh
genealogy along with other documents.

02. Considering the above, this application stands allowed. Office
to allow the petitioner to produce on record documents which are
annexed as Exhibits R-1 and R-2 to this application. Such exercise shall
be done within two weeks from today. Thereafter, the petition be placed
on Board dated 21.09.2026.

[AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]
snk/2026/Aug26/ca9628.25

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