Bombay High Court

ABHIJEET JALINDAR RAJLEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR SECRETARY AND OTHERS

Disposal: DISPOSED OFF
Bench: KISHORE C SANT AJIT B KADETHANKAR

Holding

No adverse action shall be taken against the petitioner solely for non‑production of the caste validity certificate for six months or until the Scrutiny Committee decides the claim.

Summary

The petitioner, Abhijeet Jalindar Rajle, was appointed as Electrical Assistant by respondent No.3 on 10 February 2026, subject to submitting a caste validity certificate within six months. The petitioner argued that obtaining the certificate was beyond his control as his claim was pending validation before the Scrutiny Committee. He requested that the Committee decide his claim promptly and that no adverse action be taken against him for not producing the certificate within the stipulated period. The Court directed that for a period of six months, or until the Committee decides, no adverse action shall be taken against the petitioner solely on the basis of non‑production of the validity certificate. Accordingly, the writ petition was disposed.

Issues considered

What is the appropriate relief when a government appointment is conditioned on a caste validity certificate that the appointee cannot obtain within the stipulated time?

Subjects

caste certificate
reservation
appointment
writ petition
validity certificate
Scrutiny Committee
administrative law

Judgment

2026:BHC-AUG:34180-DB




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                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
                                BENCH AT AURANGABAD

                          905 WRIT PETITION NO. 9517 OF 2026
                                 ABHIJEET JALINDAR RAJLE
                                         VERSUS
                   THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR SECRETARY AND OTHERS

           Mr. G.B. Patunkar h/f. Mr. S.M. Vibhute, Advocate for the petitioner.
           Mr. A.R. Kale, AGP for the respondent-State.
           Mr. A.S. Shelke, Advocate for respondent No.3.

                                           CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT &
                                                   AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, JJ.
                                           DATE  : 06.08.2026

           PC :-

           01.          The claim of the petitioner is pending validation before

           respondent No.2 Committee. Now he is appointed by respondent No.3

           as Electrical Assistant by order dated 10.02.2026. A condition is put in

           the appointment order that the petitioner has to submit caste validity

           certificate within six months from the date of order. Learned Advocate

           for the petitioner submits that it is not in the hands of the petitioner to

           get the validity certificate issued within the stipulated period. He is

           already before the Scrutiny Committee.



           02.          Considering the above, the Scrutiny Committee is requested

           to decide the claim of the petitioner as early as possible and preferably

           within six months from today.
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03.                For a period of six months or till decision of the Scrutiny

Committee, whichever is earlier, no adverse action shall be taken against

the petitioner solely on the basis of non-production of validity certificate.



04.                This Writ Petition accordingly stands disposed off.




[AJIT B. KADETHANKAR, J.]                              [KISHORE C. SANT, J.]


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