KU. ADITI LAXMIKANT NANNORE vs THE SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AMRAVATI THR. MEMBER SECY. — WP/604/2023
Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 17th April 2026.
CNR: HCBM040000022023
Filing Number
WP/2/2023
Filing Date
02-01-2023
Registration No
WP/604/2023
Registration Date
23-01-2023
Judge
HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE M. S. JAWALKAR , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE NANDESH SHANKARRAO DESHPANDE
Coram
HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE M. S. JAWALKAR , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE NANDESH SHANKARRAO DESHPANDE
Bench Type
Division
Category
APPOINTMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONARIES ( 3 )
Sub-Category
OTHERS ( 99 )
Judicial Branch
Civil
Decision Date
17th April 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--ALLOWED
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
KU. ADITI LAXMIKANT NANNORE
Adv. NARAYAN DINBAJI JAMBHULE,SUNIL PRABHAT KHARE,SUNIL PRABHAT KHARE, ,SUNIL PRABHAT KHARE
Respondent(s)
THE SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AMRAVATI THR. MEMBER SECY.
Hearing History
Judge: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE M. S. JAWALKAR , HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE NANDESH SHANKARRAO DESHPANDE
FRESH ADMISSION (CIVIL SIDE MATTERS)
FOR ADMISSION - CIRCULATED MATTERS (CIVIL SIDE MATTERS)
FOR ADMISSION--
FOR ADMISSION - CIRCULATED MATTERS (CIVIL SIDE MATTERS)
FOR ADMISSION - (CIVIL SIDE MATTERS)
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 25-01-2023 | FRESH ADMISSION (CIVIL SIDE MATTERS) |
| 09-03-2026 | FOR ADMISSION - CIRCULATED MATTERS (CIVIL SIDE MATTERS) |
| 14-10-2024 | FOR ADMISSION-- |
| 27-09-2024 | FOR ADMISSION - CIRCULATED MATTERS (CIVIL SIDE MATTERS) |
| 26-10-2023 | FOR ADMISSION - (CIVIL SIDE MATTERS) |
Orders
Case Summary: WP/604/2023 Court Decision: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and quashed the Scrutiny Committee's invalidation order dated 05.09.2022, declaring the petitioner belongs to "Mana" Scheduled Tribe and directing issuance of a validity certificate within four weeks. Key Reasoning: The court found the Committee's order arbitrary and contrary to binding Supreme Court precedent establishing "Mana" as a distinct Scheduled Tribe. The court rejected the Committee's reliance on pre-independence revenue records showing "Kunbi," "Mani," or "Mane Kunbi" entries, noting the State's own 1985 resolution acknowledged these names are interchangeable and attributable to transliteration errors. The decision highlighted inconsistency: another Committee had granted identical "Mana" status to a similarly-situated applicant, and the petitioner's mother already held a valid "Mana" certificate—departing from which requires proven fraud, not alleged here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Case Summary: WP/604/2023 Court Decision: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court allowed the writ petition and quashed the Scrutiny Committee's invalidation order dated 05.09.2022, declaring the petitioner belongs to "Mana" Scheduled Tribe and directing issuance of a validity certificate within four weeks. Key Reasoning: The court found the Committee's order arbitrary and contrary to binding Supreme Court precedent establishing "Mana" as a distinct Scheduled Tribe. The court rejected the Committee's reliance on pre-independence revenue records showing "Kunbi," "Mani," or "Mane Kunbi" entries, noting the State's own 1985 resolution acknowledged these names are interchangeable and attributable to transliteration errors. The decision highlighted inconsistency: another Committee had granted identical "Mana" status to a similarly-situated applicant, and the petitioner's mother already held a valid "Mana" certificate—departing from which requires proven fraud, not alleged here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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