BHUSHAN PURUSHOTTAM JUWAR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI AND ANR. — WP/2595/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 20th April 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 09-Apr-2026

CNR: HCBM040094562026

Filing Number

WP/6486/2026

Filing Date

13-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/2595/2026

Registration Date

27-Mar-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

20-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 26-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226
S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.BHUSHAN PURUSHOTTAM JUWAR

    Adv. SACHIN DINKAR KHATI,GAURAV NARAYAN UPADHYAY,GAURAV NARAYAN UPADHYAY, ,RAJSHREE SHASHIKANT KABRA,GAURAV NARAYAN UPADHYAY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECRETARY, GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI AND ANR.

  2. 2.THE SUB- DIVISIONAL OFFICER, TIWASA, BHATKULI, AMRAVATI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Apr-2026

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

    Case Summary The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition and quashed the Sub-Divisional Officer's June 2026 observation requiring pre-constitutional documents for issuing a Scheduled Tribe caste certificate to an 18-year-old petitioner. The court held that the Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act 2000 and its 2003 Rules do not mandate production of such additional orders when the petitioner's father and grandfather already possess valid caste certificates of 'Koli Mahadeo' Scheduled Tribe, relying on binding precedents established in December 2025. The SDO was directed to issue the caste certificate within four weeks based solely on the statutory requirements. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-Apr-2026

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

  4. 15-Apr-2026

    Fresh Admission - Circulated (Civil Side Matters)

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

  5. 09-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 30-Mar-2026

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

  7. 13-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/2595/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition and quashed the Sub-Divisional Officer's June 2026 observation requiring pre-constitutional documents for issuing a Scheduled Tribe caste certificate to an 18-year-old petitioner. The court held that the Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act 2000 and its 2003 Rules do not mandate production of such additional orders when the petitioner's father and grandfather already possess valid caste certificates of 'Koli Mahadeo' Scheduled Tribe, relying on binding precedents established in December 2025. The SDO was directed to issue the caste certificate within four weeks based solely on the statutory requirements. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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