VIKRANT S/O PRAVIN JAUNJALE vs THE VICE-CHAIRMAN/MEMBER-SECRETARY, SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AMRAVATI — WP/3322/2020

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 04th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM040163602020

Filing Number

WP/10892/2020

Filing Date

31-Oct-2020

Registration No

WP/3322/2020

Registration Date

10-Dec-2020

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

Category

CASTE CERTIFICATE ( 5 )

Sub-Category

ADMISSION ( 1 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.VIKRANT S/O PRAVIN JAUNJALE

    Adv. PREETI D RANE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE VICE-CHAIRMAN/MEMBER-SECRETARY, SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AMRAVATI

  2. 2.SHRI KANTARAM S/O NARAYAN KHANDVI ADIWASI NOKARVARG THAKUR AND THAKUR SAMAJ UTKARSH INSTITUTE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

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

    Case Summary: Vikrant S/O Pravin Jaunjale v. Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee The High Court allowed Vikrant's petition, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's September 2020 order that rejected his claim to "Thakur" Scheduled Tribe status. The court found the Committee's reliance on adverse "Bhat" caste entries from 1915-1923 was flawed because those documents referred to a different person (name and village mismatches), while pre-constitutional documents consistently recorded his ancestors as "Thakur" from 1932 onwards, establishing valid tribal identity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 30-Mar-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  4. 25-Mar-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  5. 23-Mar-2026

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

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  7. 24-Feb-2026

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

  8. 24-Feb-2026

    For Further Consideration

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

  9. 03-Feb-2026

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

  10. 03-Feb-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  11. 27-Jan-2026

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

  12. 27-Jan-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  13. 12-Jan-2026

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

  14. 12-Jan-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  15. 15-Dec-2025

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

  16. 15-Dec-2025

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  17. 08-Dec-2025

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

  18. 11-Mar-2024

    Objections Not Removed

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  19. 15-Feb-2024

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre,hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. MantriView PDF

  20. 15-Feb-2024

    Objections Not Removed

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Abhay J. Mantri

  21. 15-Dec-2020

    For Admission

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Sunil B. Shukre , Hon'ble Shri Justice Avinash G. Gharote

  22. 01-Dec-2020

    For Admission- CIVIL Side Matters

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravi K. Deshpande

  23. 03-Nov-2020

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Ravi K. DeshpandeView PDF

  24. 03-Nov-2020

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  25. 31-Oct-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/3322/2020

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Vikrant S/O Pravin Jaunjale v. Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee The High Court allowed Vikrant's petition, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's September 2020 order that rejected his claim to "Thakur" Scheduled Tribe status. The court found the Committee's reliance on adverse "Bhat" caste entries from 1915-1923 was flawed because those documents referred to a different person (name and village mismatches), while pre-constitutional documents consistently recorded his ancestors as "Thakur" from 1932 onwards, establishing valid tribal identity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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