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 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.