SAURABH S/O KAMLAKANT HEDAU vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MUMBAI AND OTHERS — WP/3174/2021

Case under S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act Section 226, 227. Next hearing: 06th May 2026.

Next hearing 06-May-2026

CNR: HCBM040117872021

Filing Number

WP/7620/2021

Filing Date

03-Jul-2021

Registration No

WP/3174/2021

Registration Date

25-Aug-2021

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

Last updated 26-May-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SAURABH S/O KAMLAKANT HEDAU

    Adv. ASHWIN DESHPANDE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, MUMBAI AND OTHERS

  2. 2.THE SCHEDULED TRIBES CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AMRAVATI

  3. 3.GOVERNMENT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, THR. ITS PRINCIPAL, JALGAON

  4. 4.THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION 3, MUMBAI

Case History

  1. 06-May-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 06-May-2026

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

    Case Summary: WP/3174/2021 - Saurabh S/o Kamlakant Hedau v. State of Maharashtra The High Court of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition, quashing the Committee's April 30, 2021 order that invalidated the petitioner's Halbi Scheduled Tribe caste claim. The court found the Committee's reliance on inconsistent caste entries in police vigilance reports unreasonable, particularly when pre-Constitutional documents (1921, 1930) conclusively established Halbi status. The court directed issuance of a valid caste certificate within four weeks, holding that affinity tests cannot override authentic documentary evidence. 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. 18-Aug-2022

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre , Hon'ble Shri Justice G. A. Sanap

  5. 20-Jul-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre,hon'ble Shri Justice G. A. SanapView PDF

  6. 29-Jun-2022

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre , Hon'ble Shri Justice G. A. Sanap

  7. 17-Jan-2022

    For Admission- CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar , Hon'ble Smt. Justice Pushpa V. Ganediwala

  8. 03-Jan-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar,hon'ble Smt. Justice Pushpa V. GanediwalaView PDF

  9. 03-Jan-2022

    For Admissions (Circulated Matters) (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare

  10. 23-Dec-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre,hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. PansareView PDF

  11. 07-Dec-2021

    For Admissions (Circulated Matters) (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare

  12. 24-Nov-2021

    For Admissions (Circulated Matters) (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare

  13. 23-Nov-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre,hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. PansareView PDF

  14. 27-Oct-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre,hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. PansareView PDF

  15. 08-Sep-2021

    Fresh Admission (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. Kilor

  16. 26-Aug-2021

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre,hon'ble Shri Justice Anil S. KilorView PDF

  17. 26-Aug-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  18. 03-Jul-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/3174/2021

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/3174/2021 - Saurabh S/o Kamlakant Hedau v. State of Maharashtra The High Court of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition, quashing the Committee's April 30, 2021 order that invalidated the petitioner's Halbi Scheduled Tribe caste claim. The court found the Committee's reliance on inconsistent caste entries in police vigilance reports unreasonable, particularly when pre-Constitutional documents (1921, 1930) conclusively established Halbi status. The court directed issuance of a valid caste certificate within four weeks, holding that affinity tests cannot override authentic documentary evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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