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.

CNR: HCBM030120562025

CASE DISPOSED

Filing Number

WP/9174/2025

Filing Date

20-03-2025

Registration No

WP/4132/2025

Registration Date

25-03-2025

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

04th May 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
Caste Claim - St

Petitioner(s)

ANANDA DATTA TOTAWAD

Adv. JAYEWAR SAINATH GANGADHAR

Respondent(s)

THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS

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

THE SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE KINWAT

THE COMMANDANT OFFICER STATE RESERVE POLICE FORCE GROUP 10

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ABASAHEB D. SHINDE

26-03-2025

PETITIONS FOR ADMISSION - FRESH CIVIL SIDE MATTERS

04-05-2026
25-11-2025

DUE ADMISSION CIVIL

03-10-2025

DUE ADMISSION CIVIL

04-08-2025

URGENT ORDERS (CIVIL)

Orders

04-05-2026
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANDIPKUMAR C. MORE,HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ABASAHEB D. SHINDE

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.

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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