VAISHNAVI D/O. ADHIKRAO CHAUKE vs THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECY., TRIBAL DEVEOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI AND ORS. — WP/4018/2026

Case under S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act Section 226. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED OFF on 08th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 06-Jun-2026

CNR: HCBM040160892026

Filing Number

WP/10942/2026

Filing Date

07-May-2026

Registration No

WP/4018/2026

Registration Date

07-May-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

08-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED OFF

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act Section 226
Maharashtra Scheduled Tribes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Certificate Rules
Sc, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Rules

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VAISHNAVI D/O. ADHIKRAO CHAUKE

    Adv. SHANKAR D BORKUTE,GHAPESH P. DHAWALE,GHAPESH P. DHAWALE, ,GHAPESH P. DHAWALE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECY., TRIBAL DEVEOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI AND ORS.

  2. 2.SCHEDULED TRIBES CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, CHANDRAPUR, THR. MEMBER SECRETARY

  3. 3.THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD., RAIGAD

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Jun-2026

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  3. 08-May-2026

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

    Case Summary: WP/4018/2026 The High Court of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) disposed of Vaishnavi Adhikrao Chauke's writ petition by directing the Scheduled Tribes Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Chandrapur to decide her pending caste validation proposal (dated 14/10/2025) within four months. The court also directed MSEDCL (Respondent No.3) to refrain from taking coercive action against the petitioner pending the committee's decision, thereby protecting her employment status during the proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 07-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4018/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/4018/2026 The High Court of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) disposed of Vaishnavi Adhikrao Chauke's writ petition by directing the Scheduled Tribes Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Chandrapur to decide her pending caste validation proposal (dated 14/10/2025) within four months. The court also directed MSEDCL (Respondent No.3) to refrain from taking coercive action against the petitioner pending the committee's decision, thereby protecting her employment status during the proceedings. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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