MOHAMMAD LUKMAN PAREKH, THR. FATHER LUKMAN HARUN PAREKH vs THE DISTRICT CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, THR. MEMBER SECRETARY, WASHIM — WP/1873/2026

Case under S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act Section 226,227. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 12-Mar-2026

CNR: HCBM040072812026

Filing Number

WP/5088/2026

Filing Date

25-Feb-2026

Registration No

WP/1873/2026

Registration Date

27-Feb-2026

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

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act Section 226,227
Constitution of India
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.)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MOHAMMAD LUKMAN PAREKH, THR. FATHER LUKMAN HARUN PAREKH

    Adv. ASHWIN DESHPANDE,VEDANT H. PANDEY,VEDANT H. PANDEY, ,RASHI RAJU NAGRARE,VEDANT H. PANDEY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE DISTRICT CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, THR. MEMBER SECRETARY, WASHIM

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

    Case Summary: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court allowed the petition and quashed the District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee's January 8, 2026 order rejecting the petitioner's claim to 'Kachi' Other Backward Class status. The court found that the Committee erroneously discarded vital documentary evidence (birth certificates, school records, and sale deeds from 1951-1959 consistently showing 'Kachhi' caste) based solely on an "affinity test" reasoning that Islam followers cannot belong to the Kachhi caste. The court held that affinity tests are not decisive when conclusive documentary evidence supports a caste claim, and directed the Committee to issue the caste certificate within four weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 27-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

  4. 07-Apr-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

  5. 23-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

  6. 23-Mar-2026

    Fresh Admission - Circulated (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao Deshpande

  7. 12-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 04-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Nandesh Shankarrao DeshpandeView PDF

  9. 25-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/1873/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: The Nagpur Bench of the Bombay High Court allowed the petition and quashed the District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee's January 8, 2026 order rejecting the petitioner's claim to 'Kachi' Other Backward Class status. The court found that the Committee erroneously discarded vital documentary evidence (birth certificates, school records, and sale deeds from 1951-1959 consistently showing 'Kachhi' caste) based solely on an "affinity test" reasoning that Islam followers cannot belong to the Kachhi caste. The court held that affinity tests are not decisive when conclusive documentary evidence supports a caste claim, and directed the Committee to issue the caste certificate within four weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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