AYUSH SHITAL BHOPSE BEING MINOR THR. NATURAL GUARDIAN FATHER SHITAL P. BHOPSE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECY. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI AND ANR. — WP/2752/2026

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

Case disposed Next hearing 18-Apr-2026

CNR: HCBM040099982026

Filing Number

WP/6835/2026

Filing Date

23-Mar-2026

Registration No

WP/2752/2026

Registration Date

02-Apr-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.AYUSH SHITAL BHOPSE BEING MINOR THR. NATURAL GUARDIAN FATHER SHITAL P. BHOPSE

    Adv. SACHIN DINKAR KHATI,RAJSHREE SHASHIKANT KABRA,RAJSHREE SHASHIKANT KABRA, ,RAJSHREE SHASHIKANT KABRA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECY. 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 held that the Sub-Divisional Officer acted without jurisdiction by demanding pre-constitutional documents for issuance of a Scheduled Tribe caste certificate to a minor whose father and grandfather already possessed valid caste certificates of 'Koli Mahadeo'. The court quashed the officer's observation and directed issuance of the caste certificate within four weeks, relying on binding precedents establishing that no such mandatory requirement exists under the Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act, 2000. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Apr-2026

    —

  4. 15-Apr-2026

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

  5. 15-Apr-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 07-Apr-2026

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

  7. 23-Mar-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/2752/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition and held that the Sub-Divisional Officer acted without jurisdiction by demanding pre-constitutional documents for issuance of a Scheduled Tribe caste certificate to a minor whose father and grandfather already possessed valid caste certificates of 'Koli Mahadeo'. The court quashed the officer's observation and directed issuance of the caste certificate within four weeks, relying on binding precedents establishing that no such mandatory requirement exists under the Maharashtra Caste Certificate Act, 2000. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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