RUPRAO S/O RAMAJI GHARAT AND OTHERS vs JOINT COMMISSIONER AND VICE-CHAIRMAN, S.T. CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, NAGPUR AND OTHERS — WP/4448/2021

Case under S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act Section 226,227. Disposed: --ALLOWED on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM040170472021

Filing Number

WP/11054/2021

Filing Date

09-Sep-2021

Registration No

WP/4448/2021

Registration Date

29-Oct-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

Category

APPOINTMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONARIES ( 3 )

Sub-Category

OTHERS ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--ALLOWED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RUPRAO S/O RAMAJI GHARAT AND OTHERS

    Adv. S. R. NARNAWARE

  2. 2.KESHAO S/O PUNDLIK GHARAT

  3. 3.OMKAR S/O NARAYAN GHARAT

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JOINT COMMISSIONER AND VICE-CHAIRMAN, S.T. CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, NAGPUR AND OTHERS

    Adv. ,GAZALA SHEIKH,SARVESH RAJESH PUDDATWAR,D.M. KALE 1123

  2. 2.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD., KATOL, NAGPUR

  3. 3.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD., DIVISION NO. 2, NAGPUR

  4. 4.EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, O AND M CIRCLE MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. BHANDARA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

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

    Case Summary: WP 4448/2021 Decision: The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petitions and declared that the petitioners belong to the 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe, setting aside the Scrutiny Committee's rejection orders. The court directed the committee to issue validity certificates within four weeks. Key Reasoning: The court found the Scrutiny Committee's reasons for rejection—based on documentary evidence, affinity tests, and area restrictions—legally unsustainable. Pre-constitutional documents from 1911-1916 showing 'Mana' caste carried greater probative value and could not be discarded. The court rejected the committee's argument that caste must be explicitly stated as "Mana Scheduled Tribe," holding that 'Mana' alone suffices. Regarding conflicting entries showing 'Mana Kunbi,' the court accepted that 'Kunbi' was likely wrongly inserted, as no such sub-caste exists in official SC/ST/OBC classifications. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Apr-2026

    For Admission - Circulated Matters (Civil Side Matters)

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

  4. 10-Nov-2025

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  5. 07-Oct-2025

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  6. 20-Sep-2025

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

  7. 07-Dec-2022

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar , Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. Chandwani

  8. 09-Nov-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar,hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. ChandwaniView PDF

  9. 11-Oct-2022

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. Sambre

  10. 08-Sep-2022

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,hon'ble Shri Justice Nitin W. SambreView PDF

  11. 18-Apr-2022

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar , Hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. Jawalkar

  12. 24-Mar-2022

    Hon'ble Shri Justice A.S. Chandurkar,hon'ble Smt. Justice M. S. JawalkarView PDF

  13. 24-Mar-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  14. 09-Sep-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4448/2021

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP 4448/2021 Decision: The Bombay High Court allowed the writ petitions and declared that the petitioners belong to the 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe, setting aside the Scrutiny Committee's rejection orders. The court directed the committee to issue validity certificates within four weeks. Key Reasoning: The court found the Scrutiny Committee's reasons for rejection—based on documentary evidence, affinity tests, and area restrictions—legally unsustainable. Pre-constitutional documents from 1911-1916 showing 'Mana' caste carried greater probative value and could not be discarded. The court rejected the committee's argument that caste must be explicitly stated as "Mana Scheduled Tribe," holding that 'Mana' alone suffices. Regarding conflicting entries showing 'Mana Kunbi,' the court accepted that 'Kunbi' was likely wrongly inserted, as no such sub-caste exists in official SC/ST/OBC classifications. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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