Bombay High Court

Yashoda so Daulat KoliversusThe Secretary, Tribal Development Department

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF

Holding

The petition is disposed as there is no surviving relief after the petitioner’s tribal claim was rejected.

Summary

The petitioner, Yashoda So Daulat Koli, filed a continuous petition seeking relief against the Secretary, Tribal Development Department, alleging that her tribal claim had not been decided. The learned Additional Government Pleader (AGP) had earlier assured the court that the claim would be decided on 21 August 2026. On 21 August, the AGP informed the court that the tribal claim was actually decided on 18 August 2026 and was rejected. Since the claim was dismissed, the petitioner had no remaining relief to pursue. Consequently, the court held that nothing survived in the petition and ordered it to be disposed.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate disposition of the petition now that the petitioner’s tribal claim has been rejected?

Subjects

tribal claim
petition disposal
high court order
administrative decision

Judgment

                                    (1)
                                                    934- C.P. 460-2026.odt
          IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                     BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                  CONT. PETITION NO. 460 OF 2026
                         IN WP/6046/2026

                    YASHODA SO DAULAT KOLI
                              VERSUS
       THE SECRETARY, TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
                                 …..
       AGP for Respondents: Mrs. M. N. Ghanekar
                                 ...

                   CORAM :        SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, &
                                  VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J.J.

                   DATED :        August 21, 2026

ORDER:-

1.     None for the petitioner.



2.     Under order dated 14.08.2026, the learned A.G.P. had assured

this Court the tribe claim of the petitioner would be decided on

21.08.2026. Today, the learned AGP, on instructions, submits that the

tribe claim of the petitioner has been decided on 18.08.2026 and it is

ultimately rejected.

3.     In view of the same, nothing survives in this petition and it

stands disposed of.



(VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV)              (SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE)
      JUDGE                                  JUDGE

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