NEEL VIVEK UTAGI vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRO. SECRETARY — WP/5533/2026

Case under Caste Certificate Act 1871 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 23rd April 2026.

CNR: HCBM010174062026

CASE DISPOSED

Filing Number

WP/10121/2026

Filing Date

07-04-2026

Registration No

WP/5533/2026

Registration Date

22-04-2026

Judge

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAVINDRA V. GHUGE , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HITEN SHAMRAO VENEGAVKAR

Coram

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAVINDRA V. GHUGE , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HITEN SHAMRAO VENEGAVKAR

Bench Type

Division

Category

CASTE SCRUTINY ( 48 )

Sub-Category

For admission of students ( 4 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

23rd April 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Acts & Sections

Caste Certificate Act 1871 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

NEEL VIVEK UTAGI

Adv. AJIT MAHADEV SAVAGAVE

Respondent(s)

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THRO. SECRETARY

DISTRICT CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTE, THANE

MATOSHREE PRABODHINI JUNIOR COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAVINDRA V. GHUGE , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HITEN SHAMRAO VENEGAVKAR

23-04-2026

FOR DISPOSAL

Orders

23-04-2026
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAVINDRA V. GHUGE,HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE HITEN SHAMRAO VENEGAVKAR

The Bombay High Court dismissed the petitioner's writ petition seeking expedited processing of his Koshti caste validity certificate claim. The court rejected the request for priority, noting that thousands of students await certificates and the District Committee cannot prioritize one claim over others filed earlier; the petition was disposed with the observation that the claim would be considered in chronological order per filing dates, with efforts to decide it if the petitioner cooperates. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

The Bombay High Court dismissed the petitioner's writ petition seeking expedited processing of his Koshti caste validity certificate claim. The court rejected the request for priority, noting that thousands of students await certificates and the District Committee cannot prioritize one claim over others filed earlier; the petition was disposed with the observation that the claim would be considered in chronological order per filing dates, with efforts to decide it if the petitioner cooperates. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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