KUNDA VISHWANATH GHODMARE vs COMMTT.FOR S.& V.OF TRIVBES CLAIMS — C.A. No. 8189/2001

Summary On 16 January 2008, the Supreme Court allowed seven consolidated appeals by Kunda Vishwanath Ghodmare and others challenging the Committee for Scrutiny and Verification of Tribes Claims' rejection of their Scheduled Tribe (ST) status claims based on "Mana" community membership. The Court set aside both the High Court and Committee orders, holding that "Mana" is an independent Scheduled Tribe under Entry 18 of the Second Schedule—not a sub-tribe of "Gond" requiring affinity proof. The cases were remitted to the Committee for fresh examination on whether appellants genuinely belong to "Mana" community; incumbents already in service were protected from termination pending reconsideration. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.