Bombay High Court
PRANALI PRAKASH JAMADAR MINOR THROUGH HER MOTHER SWATI PRAKASH JAMADAR AND ANRversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANR
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner’s tribe claim by the end of July 2026.
Summary
The petitioner, a minor represented by her mother, filed a writ petition seeking a court direction for the Scrutiny Committee to determine her claim of belonging to the ‘Koli Mahadev’ Scheduled Tribe, a matter that had been pending since 4 September 2025. The petitioner argued that a prompt decision was essential for her to pursue higher studies. The State, represented by the Attorney General, opposed the intervention, contending that the committee’s process should not be judicially directed. The Court examined whether it could issue a directive to an administrative body to expedite a tribal status determination. Considering the petitioner’s educational aspirations and the undue delay, the Court ordered the Scrutiny Committee to decide the claim by the end of July 2026. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the Scrutiny Committee to decide a pending Scheduled Tribe claim within a specified timeframe
- Whether such a direction is appropriate to protect the petitioner’s right to education
Subjects
- Scheduled Tribe
- Koli Mahadev
- tribal status determination
- writ petition
- expeditious decision
- minor
- higher education
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:16110-DB
958-wp-3867-2026
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
958 WRIT PETITION NO. 3867 OF 2026
Pranali Prakash Jamadar Minor Through Her Mother Swati Prakash
Jamadar And Anr
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra Through Its Secretary And Anr
...
Mr. Vivekanand U. Jadhav, Advocate for the Petitioner
Mr. N. B. Patil, AGP for Respondents/State
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CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATED : 10TH APRIL 2026
ORDER (Per Abasaheb D. Shinde J.) :-
1. Heard.
2. By this petition the petitioner is seeking direction to
Respondent No.2/Scrutiny committee to decide her tribe claim of
belonging to ‘Koli Mahadev’, Scheduled Tribe which is pending with
Respondent No.2/Scrutiny Committee since 04.09.2025.
3. Considering the fact that the petitioner is desirous of
prosecuting higher studies, we direct Respondent No.2/Scrutiny
Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner as expeditiously
as possible and preferably by the end of July, 2026.
4. With this direction, Writ Petition stands disposed of.
[ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.] [SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J.]
Narwade
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