KU. KANCHAN D/O KRISHNA GHARAT THR. NATURAL GUARDIAN FATHER KRISHNA S/O SHYAMRAO GHARAT vs THE VICE CHAIRMAN/MEMBER SECRETARY, SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERT. SCRUTINY COMM. NAGPUR — WP/7357/2022

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

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM040247342022

Filing Number

WP/16480/2022

Filing Date

07-Oct-2022

Registration No

WP/7357/2022

Registration Date

28-Nov-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

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--ALLOWED

Last updated 18-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KU. KANCHAN D/O KRISHNA GHARAT THR. NATURAL GUARDIAN FATHER KRISHNA S/O SHYAMRAO GHARAT

    Adv. PREETI D RANE,HIMANI KAVI,HIMANI KAVI, ,HIMANI KAVI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE VICE CHAIRMAN/MEMBER SECRETARY, SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERT. SCRUTINY COMM. NAGPUR

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/7357/2022 The High Court of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition and declared that the petitioner, Ku. Kanchan (a minor), belongs to the 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe. The court set aside the Scrutiny Committee's rejection orders, finding that pre-constitutional documents from 1911-1916 showing 'Mana' caste carry greater probative value and cannot be discarded merely because they don't explicitly state "Mana Scheduled Tribe" or due to document condition issues. The court directed issuance of a validity certificate within four weeks. 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. 21-Feb-2024

    Objections Not Removed

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

  8. 25-Jan-2024

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

  9. 02-Jan-2023

    Fresh Admission (Civil Side Matters)

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

  10. 29-Nov-2022

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

  11. 29-Nov-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 07-Oct-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/7357/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/7357/2022 The High Court of Bombay (Nagpur Bench) allowed the writ petition and declared that the petitioner, Ku. Kanchan (a minor), belongs to the 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe. The court set aside the Scrutiny Committee's rejection orders, finding that pre-constitutional documents from 1911-1916 showing 'Mana' caste carry greater probative value and cannot be discarded merely because they don't explicitly state "Mana Scheduled Tribe" or due to document condition issues. The court directed issuance of a validity certificate within four weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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