RAJENDRA S/O PREMRAO HEDAU vs THE STATE OF MAHA., THR. CHIEF SECRETARY, MUMBAI AND OTHERS — WP/4779/2022

Case under Constitution of India Section 226, 227. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 15th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM040184542022

Filing Number

WP/12205/2022

Filing Date

30-Jul-2022

Registration No

WP/4779/2022

Registration Date

10-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

Category

APPOINTMENT OF CONSTITUTIONAL FUNCTIONARIES ( 3 )

Sub-Category

OTHERS ( 99 )

Judicial Branch

Civil

Decision Date

15-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 26-May-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAJENDRA S/O PREMRAO HEDAU

    Adv. NITIN D. MESHRAM,SHANKAR D BORKUTE,SHANKAR D BORKUTE, ,SHANKAR D BORKUTE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF MAHA., THR. CHIEF SECRETARY, MUMBAI AND OTHERS

    Adv. ,SAURABH A. CHAUDHARI,(FOR R 3 TO

  2. 2.,SAURABH A. CHAUDHARI 1123

  3. 3.SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, NAGPUR THR. MEMBER SECRETARY

  4. 4.UNION OF INDIA, THR. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF POST, MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATION, NEW DELHI

  5. 5.CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, MAHARASHTRA CIRCLE, MUMBAI

  6. 6.THE SENIOR SUPERINTENENT OF POST OFFICES NAVI MUMBAI DIVISION, MUMBAI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Apr-2026

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

    Case Summary: WP 4779/2022 - Rajendra S/o Premrao Hedau v. State of Maharashtra The Bombay High Court allowed the petitioner's writ petition, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's 2022 order that invalidated his Halba Scheduled Tribe caste claim. The court found the Committee violated its prior 2021 remand directions by re-agitating rejected grounds—namely, unsupported handwriting analysis, treating an unrelated person's register entry as contradictory evidence, and relying on "Koshti" occupational records (noting Halba weavers were traditionally recorded as Koshti). The court directed issuance of a valid ST certificate within four weeks and nullified consequent departmental proceedings against the petitioner. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 17-Mar-2026

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

  4. 17-Mar-2026

    For Admission-Service Matters

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

  5. 09-Mar-2026

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

  6. 09-Mar-2026

    For Admission-Service Matters

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

  7. 18-Feb-2026

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

  8. 18-Feb-2026

    For Further Consideration

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

  9. 30-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. 20-Jan-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  12. 12-Jan-2026

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

  13. 12-Jan-2026

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  14. 22-Dec-2025

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

  15. 22-Dec-2025

    For Admission-Caste Scrutiny Matters

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

  16. 09-Dec-2025

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

  17. 05-Jul-2023

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo , Hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. Chandwani

  18. 14-Jun-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo,hon'ble Shri Justice M. W. ChandwaniView PDF

  19. 14-Jun-2023

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. Joshi

  20. 27-Apr-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo,hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. JoshiView PDF

  21. 27-Apr-2023

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. Joshi

  22. 13-Apr-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo,hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. JoshiView PDF

  23. 13-Apr-2023

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo , Hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. Joshi

  24. 31-Mar-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo,hon'ble Mrs. Justice Vrushali V. JoshiView PDF

  25. 24-Mar-2023

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo , Hon'ble Shri Justice Yanshivraj Gopichand Khobragade

  26. 24-Feb-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo,hon'ble Shri Justice Yanshivraj Gopichand KhobragadeView PDF

  27. 24-Feb-2023

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo , Hon'ble Shri Justice Yanshivraj Gopichand Khobragade

  28. 10-Feb-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo,hon'ble Shri Justice Yanshivraj Gopichand KhobragadeView PDF

  29. 30-Jan-2023

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo , Hon'ble Shri Justice Yanshivraj Gopichand Khobragade

  30. 16-Jan-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo,hon'ble Shri Justice Yanshivraj Gopichand KhobragadeView PDF

  31. 16-Jan-2023

    For Admission - (Civil Side Matters)

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo , Hon'ble Shri Justice Yanshivraj Gopichand Khobragade

  32. 02-Jan-2023

    Hon'ble Shri Justice Rohit Baban Deo,hon'ble Shri Justice Yanshivraj Gopichand KhobragadeView PDF

  33. 12-Sep-2022

    Fresh Admission (Civil Side Matters)

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

  34. 12-Aug-2022

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

  35. 12-Aug-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  36. 30-Jul-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/4779/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP 4779/2022 - Rajendra S/o Premrao Hedau v. State of Maharashtra The Bombay High Court allowed the petitioner's writ petition, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's 2022 order that invalidated his Halba Scheduled Tribe caste claim. The court found the Committee violated its prior 2021 remand directions by re-agitating rejected grounds—namely, unsupported handwriting analysis, treating an unrelated person's register entry as contradictory evidence, and relying on "Koshti" occupational records (noting Halba weavers were traditionally recorded as Koshti). The court directed issuance of a valid ST certificate within four weeks and nullified consequent departmental proceedings against the petitioner. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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