VISHAL GAHININATH BUGE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT AND ORS — WP/5388/2026

Case under Sc, St, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act (Maha.) Section NA. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM010189632026

Filing Number

WP/11039/2026

Filing Date

16-Apr-2026

Registration No

WP/5388/2026

Registration Date

18-Apr-2026

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla , Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla , Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna

Bench Type

Division

Category

CASTE CERTIFICATE ( 5 )

Sub-Category

SERVICE ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 28-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Sc, St, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act (Maha.) Section NA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VISHAL GAHININATH BUGE

    Adv. CHANDRAKANTRTHORAT

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPT AND ORS

  2. 2.SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION COMMITTEE, NASHIK

  3. 3.MUNICIPAL CORPORATION PANVEL

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 09-Jul-2026

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla , Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna

  3. 08-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla,hon'ble Justice Advait M. SethnaView PDF

    The High Court of Bombay allowed petitioner Vishal Gahininath Buge to continue his appointment as Firefighter (Group-C) subject to producing a valid Scheduled Tribe certificate by August 31, 2026, rejecting the municipal corporation's termination notice. The court directed the verification committee to decide on his caste certificate claim by the deadline, applying precedent that candidates can be conditionally appointed pending certificate validation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 08-May-2026

    For Direction

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla , Hon'ble Justice Advait M. Sethna

  5. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla,hon'ble Justice Advait M. SethnaView PDF

  6. 23-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. I. Chagla,hon'ble Justice Advait M. SethnaView PDF

  7. 23-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 16-Apr-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/5388/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Bombay allowed petitioner Vishal Gahininath Buge to continue his appointment as Firefighter (Group-C) subject to producing a valid Scheduled Tribe certificate by August 31, 2026, rejecting the municipal corporation's termination notice. The court directed the verification committee to decide on his caste certificate claim by the deadline, applying precedent that candidates can be conditionally appointed pending certificate validation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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