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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
M.S.KARNIK, S.M.MODAK
Heena Qasim Phoplunkar – Appellant
Versus
State of Maharashtra – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. recruitment facts and ews exclusion dispute (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments requiring strict ews certificate format compliance (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. precedents mandating strict recruitment document adherence (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. document verification and submission opportunities provided (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 5. substance over form for clerical certificate errors (Para 20 , 21 , 22) |
| 6. quash tribunal; include petitioner in merit list (Para 23 , 24) |
JUDGMENT :
M.S. KARNIK, J.
1. This petition challenges the order dated 29th January 2026 passed by the Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai (“TRIBUNAL” henceforth, in short) dismissing the Original Application No.1423 of 2025 (“OA” for short) filed by the petitioner/original applicant. The OA was filed by the petitioner for the following reliefs:-
“a. This Hon’ble Tribunal be pleased to hold that the general merit list published by Respondent on 30/10/2025 is incorrect as Respondent has failed to include name of the Applicant in the general merit list.
b. This Hon’ble Tribunal be pleased to quash and set aside impugned letter dated 09/11/2025 issued by MPSC and direct the Respondent MPSC to con
EWS certificate with clerical error in validity year but correct income data and issuer's clarification must be accepted over hyper-technical rejection; substance prevails where format complies and e....
The court held that EWS certificates must be valid for the relevant financial year and adhere to the prescribed format; any deviation renders them invalid for claiming reservation benefits.
Strict compliance with eligibility criteria and submission deadlines is critical for reservation categories; late submissions invalidate claims for benefits.
The absence of a valid UT-format EWS certificate invalidates the selection under EWS category per prescribed eligibility criteria.
The judgment establishes the importance of adhering to the specified financial year and the competence of the issuing authority for EWS eligibility, emphasizing that technical irregularities and negl....
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