PAWANSING vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — SLP(C) No. 12557/2006

Summary: The Supreme Court dismissed Pawansing's special leave petition challenging the High Court's decision upholding a Caste Scrutiny Committee order that classified him as 'Chhatri' caste rather than 'Rajput Bhamta' caste. The petitioner attempted to raise a new argument before the Supreme Court claiming he was appointed as a freedom fighter's nominee, not based on caste, but the Court refused to allow this new issue to be raised for the first time at the apex level and found no merit in the petition. The petition was dismissed accordingly. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.