KANCHAN BALKRUSHNA SONKUSLE vs STATE OF MAHA., THR. SECY., MINISTRY OF TRIBAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPT., MUMBAI AND ORS. — WP/8290/2022

Case under S.c. & S.t. Orders (Amendment) Act Section 226. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 07th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCBM040313382022

Filing Number

WP/21192/2022

Filing Date

19-Dec-2022

Registration No

WP/8290/2022

Registration Date

20-Dec-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

07-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 19-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KANCHAN BALKRUSHNA SONKUSLE

    Adv. NARAYAN CHANDRASHEKHAR PHADNIS,KUNAL KRANTI NALAMWAR,KUNAL KRANTI NALAMWAR, ,SHUBHANKAR S. PHADNIS,KUNAL KRANTI NALAMWAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF MAHA., THR. SECY., MINISTRY OF TRIBAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE DEPT., MUMBAI AND ORS.

    Adv. ,JEMINI BRIJMOHAN KASAT 1123

  2. 2.SCHEDULED TRIBE CASTE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AMRAVATI THR. DY. DIRECTOR/MEMBER SECY.

  3. 3.AMRAVATI DISTRICT CENTRAL CO-OP. BANK LTD., AMRAVATI THR. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (ADMN.)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 07-May-2026

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

    Case Summary: WP/8290/2022 The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) allowed Kanchan Balkrushna Sonkusle's petition, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's 2022 order that invalidated her Scheduled Tribe (Halba) caste claim. The court found the Committee's decision perverse, holding that a 1954 school document and 1955 Education Officer order demonstrating the caste change to "Halba" were improperly dismissed, and the petitioner's documented denials of "Koshti" caste entries were ignored. The court declared the petitioner belongs to the Halba Scheduled Tribe and ordered the Committee to issue her a validity certificate within four weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 21-Apr-2026

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

  4. 21-Apr-2026

    For Admission - Circulated Matters (Civil Side Matters)

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

  5. 07-Apr-2026

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

  6. 16-Feb-2024

    Objections Not Removed

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

  7. 24-Jan-2024

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

  8. 18-Jan-2023

    Fresh Admission (Civil Side Matters)

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

  9. 21-Dec-2022

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

  10. 21-Dec-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 19-Dec-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP/8290/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP/8290/2022 The Bombay High Court (Nagpur Bench) allowed Kanchan Balkrushna Sonkusle's petition, quashing the Scrutiny Committee's 2022 order that invalidated her Scheduled Tribe (Halba) caste claim. The court found the Committee's decision perverse, holding that a 1954 school document and 1955 Education Officer order demonstrating the caste change to "Halba" were improperly dismissed, and the petitioner's documented denials of "Koshti" caste entries were ignored. The court declared the petitioner belongs to the Halba Scheduled Tribe and ordered the Committee to issue her a validity certificate within four weeks. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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