Bombay High Court
YOGITA HANMANT RONTE AND ANOTHERversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court quashed the impugned order and directed the Scrutiny Committee to issue a Tribe Validity Certificate to the petitioners as belonging to the Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe.
Summary
The petitioners, Yogita Hanmant Ronte and another, filed a writ petition seeking a Tribe Validity Certificate recognizing them as members of the Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe. They relied on a prior order dated 01.08.2023 in Writ Petition No.9144 of 2023, which had quashed a Scrutiny Committee order and directed issuance of such a certificate to their brother. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra, did not dispute the factual relationship between the petitioners and the earlier case. The Court, noting the similarity, partially allowed the present petition, quashed the impugned order, and directed the Scrutiny Committee to issue the Tribe Validity Certificate to the petitioners, subject to any decision in the reopened matters. The petition was thereafter disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the petitioners are entitled to a Tribe Validity Certificate as members of the Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe based on the earlier order in Writ Petition No.9144 of 2023.
Subjects
- Tribe Validity Certificate
- Scheduled Tribe
- Koli Mahadev
- Writ Petition
- Quash Order
- Maharashtra
Judgment
(1) 948-WP-10113-2025
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
948 WRIT PETITION NO. 10113 OF 2025
Yogita Hanmant Ronte And Another ...Petitioners
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Another ...Respondents
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Mr. Chandrakant R. Thorat, Advocate for the Petitioners.
Mr. A. S. Shinde, Addl.G.P. for Respondent-State.
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CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.
DATE : 25th JUNE 2026.
PC :-
1. Learned Advocate for the petitioners has placed on record a copy
of order dated 01.08.2023 passed by this Court in Writ Petition No.9144
of 2023, thereby quashing and setting aside the order passed by the
Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee and further directing the Scrutiny
Committee to issue a Tribe Validity Certificate to the petitioners
immediately as belonging to “Koli Mahadev”, (Scheduled Tribe).
(2) 948-WP-10113-2025
2. The learned Advocate for the petitioners submits that the said
petition was filed by the real brother of the present petitioners, who was
granted a Tribe Validity Certificate, subject to decision taken by the
Committee in a case that was reopened in respect of the relative of the
present petitioners.
3. Learned AGP does not dispute the said position and fact that the
present petitioners happen to be the real sisters of the petitioner, Yogesh
Hanmant Ronte, in Writ Petition No.9144 of 2023.
4. We, therefore, deem it appropriate to pass similar order in the
present writ petition. Hence, following order:
ORDER
(i) The writ petition is partly allowed.
(ii) The impugned order is quashed and set aside.
(iii) The committee shall immediately issue tribe validity
certificate to the petitioners as belonging to “Koli Mahadev”
Scheduled Tribe, which shall be subject to the decision to be
taken by the Committee in the reopened matters.
(3) 948-WP-10113-2025
(iv) Writ petition stands disposed off.
(v) Parties to act upon authenticated copy of this order.
[AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.] [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]
D.A.ETHAPE
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