MAHINDRA PANDAHRI BAWISKAR vs S.T.CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY C.,GADCH.. — C.A. No. 6422 - 6423/2019

CASE SUMMARY The Supreme Court partially allowed Mahendra Pandahri Bawiskar's appeals, holding that no criminal prosecution can be initiated against him for obtaining a fraudulent Scheduled Tribe certificate in 1989, since the Maharashtra caste certificate verification act came into force only in 2001. However, the Court rejected his main prayer to retain his job, reasoning that his fraudulent certificate had deprived an actual Scheduled Tribe member of that position. The Court affirmed the High Court's decision invalidating the caste certificate while providing limited relief by shielding him from criminal liability. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.