Bombay High Court

YOGESH CHANDRAKUMAR KASARLEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: SANDIPKUMAR C MORE ABASAHEB D SHINDE

Holding

The Court directed the Tribe Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's Mannervarlu tribe claim before the end of June 2026.

Summary

Petitioner Yogesh Chandrakumar Kasarle filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Tribe Scrutiny Committee to decide his claim of belonging to the Mannervarlu tribe promptly, as he requires a validity certificate for his studies by the end of June 2026. The petitioner argued that the delay in the committee's decision would prejudice his academic pursuits. The Court considered the petitioner's need for an expeditious decision and the administrative competence of the Tribe Scrutiny Committee. It directed the Committee to decide the tribe claim as soon as possible, preferably before the end of June 2026. With this direction, the writ petition was disposed.

Issues considered

Whether the High Court can direct the Tribe Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim expeditiously.

Subjects

tribal status
writ petition
administrative direction
expeditious decision
validity certificate

Judgment

                                1                   1007 wp 1039-26

             IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                        BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                   1007 WRIT PETITION NO. 1039 OF 2026

              YOGESH CHANDRAKUMAR KASARLE
                             VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
                            ANOTHER
                                 ...
Mr. Bolkar Yogesh B., Advocate for the Petitioner
Ms. B. B. Gunjal, AGP for Respondent-State
                                 ….
                      CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
                                  ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
                      DATED : 28/01/2026
P. C. :

1.           Heard.
2.           By the present writ petition, the petitioner seeks a direction
to Respondent No.2- Tribe Scrutiny Committee to decide his tribe
claim of belonging to “Mannervarlu” expeditiously.
3.           Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner
is prosecuting his studies and requires the validity certificate by
the end of June, 2026.
4.           Considering the above submissions, we direct Respondent No.
2 – Tribe Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe claim of the
petitioner as expeditiously as possible and preferably before the
end of June, 2026.
5.           With these directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.




( ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J. )                ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. )

VS Maind/-

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