Bombay High Court
SWAPNALI BALASAHEB DABHADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court ordered the Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim within two months, thereby granting the relief sought.
Summary
Swapnali Balasaheb Dabhade, a government employee, filed a writ petition seeking a direction that her pending claim of belonging to the Buddha caste be verified by the Scrutiny Committee. She feared that a delay in the verification could lead to termination of her service. The Court considered the petitioner's apprehension and the importance of a timely decision. It directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide the tribe claim expeditiously, specifying a maximum period of two months from the date of the order. The petition was thereafter disposed of.
Issues considered
- Whether the High Court can direct the Scrutiny Committee to decide a pending tribe (caste) claim within a specified time frame
- Whether such a direction is permissible to prevent potential termination of the petitioner's service
Subjects
- tribe claim
- caste verification
- government service
- writ petition
- expeditious decision
- Scrutiny Committee
Judgment
1 926-wp-456-2026.odt
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY,
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
926 WRIT PETITION NO. 456 OF 2026
Swapnali Balasaheb Dabhade
VERSUS
The State Of Maharashtra And Others
...
Mr. Styajit B. Pawar h/f. Mr. Mahesh S. Bhosale, Advocate for the
Petitioner
Mr. P. K. Lakhotiya, AGP for Respondents/State
...
CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE AND
ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ.
DATED : JANUARY 17, 2026
P.C.:
1. Heard.
2. By this Writ Petition the petitioner is seeking direction that the
tribe claim of the petitioner belonging to Buddha caste is pending for
verification before Respondent/Scrutiny Committee and the same may
be directed to be decided expeditiously.
3. Considering the fact that the petitioner is in service and
apprehends termination of her service, we direct Respondent/Scrutiny
Committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as
possible and in any case within a period of two 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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