Bombay High Court
RAVINDRA PRAKASH GAVALIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND ANOTHER
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court directed the Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner’s caste claim within six months of the order.
Summary
The petitioner, Ravindra Prakash Gavali, filed a writ petition seeking a direction for the Scrutiny Committee to decide his claim of belonging to the Koli Mahadev Scheduled Tribe, a claim he had submitted on 23‑12‑2016. He argued that without a validity certificate, his employer would withhold service benefits. The respondents, the State of Maharashtra, indicated that the tribe claim would be decided within six months of the order. The Court directed the Scrutiny Committee to determine the petitioner’s caste claim within six months from the date of the order. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed with the said direction.
Issues considered
- Whether the Scrutiny Committee must decide the petitioner’s Scheduled Tribe claim within a specified time frame
- Whether the petitioner is entitled to service benefits pending issuance of a validity certificate
Subjects
- Scheduled Tribe
- Caste claim
- Scrutiny Committee
- Service benefits
- Writ petition
- Bombay High Court
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:24922-DB
(1) 32 WRIT PETITION NO. 6171 OF 2026
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
32 WRIT PETITION NO. 6171 OF 2026
RAVINDRA PRAKASH GAVALI
VERSUS
THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND
ANOTHER
...
Mr. Chandrakant R Thorat And Mr. Omprakash D Totawad, Advocate
for the Petitioner
Mrs.Jayshri Reddy, AGP for Respondents
...
CORAM : SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE &
VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, JJ.
DATE : 22.06.2026
Oral Order (Per Vaishali Patil-Jadhav, J.) :-
. Heard.
2. By way of this Petition, the petitioner is seeking direction
to decide his tribe claim as belonging to “Koli Mahadev” Scheduled
Tribe. The tribe claim is submitted to the Scrutiny Committee on
23.12.2016.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that due to
non-submission of the validity certificate, employer would not grant
service benefit to the petitioner.
4. The learned AGP, on instructions submits that, the tribe
claim of the petitioner will be decided within six months from the date
(2) 32 WRIT PETITION NO. 6171 OF 2026
of this order.
5. In view of the same, the Scrutiny Committee is directed to
decide the petitioner’s caste claim within six months from the date of
this order.
6. The Writ Petition is disposed of accordingly.
( VAISHALI PATIL-JADHAV, J. ) ( SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE, J. )
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