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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
G.S.KULKARNI, AARTI SATHE
Avinash, s/o. Bharat Ahire – Appellant
Versus
State Of Maharashtra Department of Tribal Development – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. petitions challenge thakur st claim invalidation despite supporting documents. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. court remands scrutiny committee decision ignoring vigilance evidence. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. court directs expeditious decision amid appointment delays. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18) |
| 4. relatives receive st validity post-impugned order. (Para 19 , 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 5. court assesses scrutiny committee errors in invalidation. (Para 23 , 24) |
| 6. committee erroneously ignored extensive family documents. (Para 25 , 26 , 27) |
| 7. pre-constitutional records have high probative value. (Para 28) |
| 8. invalidation fails to appreciate submitted evidence. (Para 29) |
| 9. relatives' validity certificates binding absent fraud. (Para 31 , 32) |
| 10. quash invalidation; issue st validity certificate. (Para 33 , 34) |
Judgment :
Aarti Sathe, J.
1. These two Petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the decision dated 4th May 2019 (hereinafter referred to as the “impugned order”) of the Caste Scrutiny Committee, rendered in respect of the Petitioner and his brother, Tushar Bharat Ahire. Since both Petitions arise out of the common impugned order
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The main legal point established in the judgment is the significance of pre-constitutional documents in establishing the genuineness of caste claims, the removal of area restrictions for Scheduled Tr....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the acceptance of tribe claims based on blood relations, the relevance of pre-Independence documents, the removal of area restrictions, and the cau....
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