Bombay High Court
PRIYANKA SUBHASHRAO GAVALEversusSCHEDULE TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE KINWAT
- Disposal
- DISPOSED OFF
Holding
The Court directed the Schedule Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee to decide the petitioner's tribe claim within three months, thereby disposing the writ petition.
Summary
The petitioner, a student, filed a writ petition seeking a direction to the Schedule Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee to decide her Scheduled Tribe status claim, which has been pending since 2017, so she can secure admission to a professional course reserved for ST candidates. The petitioner argued that no vigilance cell report had been submitted, causing undue delay. The Court considered the petitioner's request for an expeditious decision. The Court directed the Committee to decide the tribe claim within three months from the date of the order. Consequently, the writ petition was disposed.
Issues considered
- What is the appropriate judicial remedy to ensure the timely determination of the petitioner's Scheduled Tribe certificate claim?
Subjects
- Scheduled Tribe certificate
- reservation
- admission
- writ petition
- expeditious decision
Judgment
2026:BHC-AUG:31283-DB
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD
WRIT PETITION NO. 8468 OF 2026
Priyanka Subhashrao Gavale .. Petitioner
Versus
Schedule Tribe Certificate Scrutiny
Committee, Kinwat .. Respondent
Mr. Umesh B. Gite, Advocate for Petitioner.
Mr. R. S. Wani, AGP for Respondent.
CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT AND
AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.
DATE : 27th JULY, 2026.
PER COURT :-
1. Heard learned advocate for the petitioner and learned A.G.P.
for respondent - State.
2. A direction is sought to the committee to decide the tribe
claim of the petitioner as expeditiously as possible. The petitioner
is a student. He desires to take admission to professional course
from the seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe persons. Her claim is
pending since 2017. It is submitted that, still no vigilance cell
report is submitted.
3. Considering above, we deem it appropriate to request the
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committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within three
months from today.
4. With this, the writ petition stands disposed of.
( AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.) ( KISHORE C. SANT, J. )
P.S.B.
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