MISS. PUJA D/O GANESHRAO SAWSAKADE vs DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND MEMBER - SECRETARY, THE S. T. CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AMRAVATI AND ORS — WP/5134/2022

Case under S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act Section 226. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM040147582022

Filing Number

WP/9818/2022

Filing Date

28-Jun-2022

Registration No

WP/5134/2022

Registration Date

23-Aug-2022

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

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MISS. PUJA D/O GANESHRAO SAWSAKADE

    Adv. ANANTA RAMTEKE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DEPUTY DIRECTOR AND MEMBER - SECRETARY, THE S. T. CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AMRAVATI AND ORS

    Adv. ,SAKINA DAWOOD,PRASAD ANIL GUPTA,AAKANKSHA A. BHATT,GAURI VENKATRAMAN 1123

  2. 2.PRINCIPAL, VIDYA BHARTI MAHAVIDYALAYA, AMRAVATI

  3. 3.REGISTRAR, SANT GADGEBABA AMRAVATI UNIVERSITY, AMRAVATI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

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

    The High Court allowed the petitioner's writ petition, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's order that invalidated her "Mana" Scheduled Tribe claim. The court held that documents showing "Mani" must be read as "Mana" (no caste named "Mani" exists) per binding precedent, and the Committee failed to consider the petitioner's explanations regarding contra entries. The court declared the petitioner belongs to "Mana" Scheduled Tribe, directed issuance of a validity certificate within four weeks, and set aside her service termination with orders for reinstatement with continuity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 21-Apr-2026

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

  4. 13-Mar-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  5. 25-Feb-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  6. 10-Feb-2026

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

  7. 10-Feb-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  8. 28-Jan-2026

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

  9. 28-Jan-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  10. 20-Jan-2026

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

  11. 19-Nov-2025

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. Chandwani

  12. 10-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. ChandwaniView PDF

  13. 10-Nov-2025

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. Wakode

  14. 07-Oct-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. WakodeView PDF

  15. 07-Oct-2025

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. Wakode

  16. 30-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Raj D. WakodeView PDF

  17. 21-Jan-2025

    Objections Not Removed (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. Joshi

  18. 20-Dec-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre,hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. JoshiView PDF

  19. 06-Jan-2023

    For Orders (Circulated Matters) -

    Registrar (Judicial)

  20. 05-Jan-2023

    For Orders- CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. Pansare

  21. 07-Dec-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar,hon'ble Shri Justice Anil L. PansareView PDF

  22. 25-Nov-2022

    Registrar (Judicial)View PDF

  23. 21-Sep-2022

    Fresh Admission (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar , Hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi Phalke

  24. 24-Aug-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar,hon'ble Justice Urmila Joshi PhalkeView PDF

  25. 24-Aug-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  26. 28-Jun-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/5134/2022

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court allowed the petitioner's writ petition, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's order that invalidated her "Mana" Scheduled Tribe claim. The court held that documents showing "Mani" must be read as "Mana" (no caste named "Mani" exists) per binding precedent, and the Committee failed to consider the petitioner's explanations regarding contra entries. The court declared the petitioner belongs to "Mana" Scheduled Tribe, directed issuance of a validity certificate within four weeks, and set aside her service termination with orders for reinstatement with continuity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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