Bombay High Court

BHARATI RAMESH TAYADEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT SUSHIL M GHODESWAR

Holding

The Court directed the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee to decide the petitioner's claim within three months.

Summary

The petitioner, Ms. Bharati Ramesh Tayade, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Nashik, to decide her claim dated 01/06/2012 within a stipulated time. No counsel was appointed for the petitioner, while Ms. J. P. Reddy, AGP, represented the State of Maharashtra. The Court examined whether the Committee should be compelled to adjudicate the claim promptly. In the absence of any substantive objections, the Court directed the Committee to decide the claim within three months from the date of the order. The petition was consequently disposed with the said direction.

Issues considered

Whether the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee should be directed to decide the petitioner's claim dated 01/06/2012 within a stipulated period.

Subjects

Scheduled Tribe
Caste Certificate
Writ Petition
Administrative Direction
High Court

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:1997-DB


                                                                              6629.14wp
                                                   (1)

                       IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                  BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                              907 WRIT PETITION NO. 6629 OF 2014

                               SMT. BHARATI RAMESH TAYADE
                                         VERSUS
                          THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS
                                                  …..
                Ms J. P. Reddy, AGP for Respondent No.1/State
                                              …..

                                         CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT
                                                       AND
                                                 SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, JJ.

                                            DATE : 17th JANUARY 2026
                PER COURT :-


                1.           None for the petitioner.

                2.           This petition is filed seeking direction to respondent

                No.2/Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee,

                Nashik to decide claim of the petitioner dated 01/06/2012 within a

                stipulated period.

                3.           The writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to

                respondent No.2 to decide claim of the petitioner dated 01/06/2012

                within a period of three months from today, if not already decided.




                [SUSHIL M. GHODESWAR, J.]                   [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]
                sjk

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