ANANDA DATTA TOTAWAD vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS — WP/4132/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 04th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM030120562025

Filing Number

WP/9174/2025

Filing Date

20-Mar-2025

Registration No

WP/4132/2025

Registration Date

25-Mar-2025

Judge

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

Coram

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

Bench Type

Division

Category

CASTE CERTIFICATE ( 5 )

Sub-Category

SERVICE ( 2 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 14-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
Caste Claim - St

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.ANANDA DATTA TOTAWAD

    Adv. JAYEWAR SAINATH GANGADHAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

    Adv. AGP FOR R.NOS. 1 AND 2 (WAIVES),AGP FOR R.NO 3 1123

  2. 2.THE SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE KINWAT

  3. 3.THE COMMANDANT OFFICER STATE RESERVE POLICE FORCE GROUP 10

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More,hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. ShindeView PDF

    Case Summary: The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) partially allowed Ananda Datta Totawad's writ petition challenging the Scrutiny Committee's March 2025 order invalidating his Mannervarlu scheduled tribe claim. The court quashed the impugned order and directed issuance of a conditional validity certificate, reasoning that since the petitioner's close blood relatives (his cousin Shivaji Rajendra Totawad and relative Aditya Yadav Totawad) had received conditional validity in prior court orders on the same documentary evidence, the petitioner deserved similar relief. The certificate remains subject to the final outcome of any reopening proceedings concerning the validity holders' claims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-May-2026

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    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  4. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sandipkumar C. More,hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. ShindeView PDF

  5. 25-Nov-2025

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. Shinde

  6. 03-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice R. G. Avachat,hon'ble Shri Justice Abasaheb D. ShindeView PDF

  7. 03-Oct-2025

    Due Admission CIVIL

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale , Hon'ble Shri Justice Y. G. Khobragade

  8. 04-Aug-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale,hon'ble Shri Justice Y. G. KhobragadeView PDF

  9. 04-Aug-2025

    Urgent Orders (Civil)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale , Hon'ble Shri Justice Y. G. Khobragade

  10. 16-Jul-2025

    Petitions For Admission - Fresh CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil , Hon'ble Shri Justice Y. G. Khobragade

  11. 07-Jul-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Manish Pitale,hon'ble Shri Justice Y. G. KhobragadeView PDF

  12. 26-Mar-2025

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Mangesh S. Patil,hon'ble Shri Justice Y. G. KhobragadeView PDF

  13. 26-Mar-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  14. 20-Mar-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4132/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: The High Court of Bombay (Aurangabad Bench) partially allowed Ananda Datta Totawad's writ petition challenging the Scrutiny Committee's March 2025 order invalidating his Mannervarlu scheduled tribe claim. The court quashed the impugned order and directed issuance of a conditional validity certificate, reasoning that since the petitioner's close blood relatives (his cousin Shivaji Rajendra Totawad and relative Aditya Yadav Totawad) had received conditional validity in prior court orders on the same documentary evidence, the petitioner deserved similar relief. The certificate remains subject to the final outcome of any reopening proceedings concerning the validity holders' claims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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