Bombay High Court
MUKTAI KISHORE JADHAVversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner’s Scheduled Tribe claim within six months.
Summary
The petitioner, Muktai Kishore Jadhav, filed a writ petition seeking a direction for the Scrutiny Committee (Respondent No.2) to decide his claim of belonging to the ‘Thakur’ Scheduled Tribe, a matter pending since 12 September 2025. The petitioner argued that a prompt decision was essential for his admission to a further professional course. The Court examined the need for expeditious adjudication of tribe claims under the constitutional safeguards for Scheduled Tribes. Considering the petitioner’s educational aspirations, the Court directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide the claim within six months from the date of the order. No substantive discussion on the merits of the claim was made, as the relief sought was procedural. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed of after granting the direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the Scrutiny Committee must decide a pending Scheduled Tribe claim within a stipulated period.
Subjects
- Scheduled Tribe
- tribe claim
- Scrutiny Committee
- writ petition
- expeditious decision
- educational admission
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:9337-DB
20-wp-2290-2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
20 WRIT PETITION NO. 2290 OF 2026
Muktai Kishore Jadhav
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Another
...
Mr. Digambar B. Shinde h/f Mr. Sushant C. Yeramwar, Advocate for
the Petitioner
Mr. G. A. Kulkarni, AGP for Respondents/State
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CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATED : 4TH MARCH 2026
PER COURT (Per Abasaheb D. Shinde J.) :-
1. Heard.
2. The tribe claim of the petitioner of belonging to ‘Thakur’,
Scheduled Tribe is pending with Respondent No.2/Scrutiny
Committee since 12.09.2025. The petitioner therefore seeks direction
to decide the same within stipulated period.
3. Considering the fact that the petitioner is desirous of taking
admission to the further professional course, we deem it appropriate
to direct Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe
claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible and preferably
within a period of six (6) months from today.
4. With this direction, Writ Petition stands disposed of.
[ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J.]
Narwade
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