2026:BHC-AS:2814-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 2607 of 2010 Shri Dhondi Suresh Palve … Petitioner V/s.

1. State of Maharashtra

2. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, 3. Deputy Collector, Sindhudurg.

4. Deputy Engineer, South Konkan Irrigation Project Circle … Respondents.

Mr. R.K.Mendadkar a/w. Priyanka Shaw, Jayshree Mendadkar, Siddhant Sawai, Jagdish Kawale, Prajakta Pashtre Advocate for the Petitioner.

Mrs. R.A. Salunkhe, Addl. G.P. for the Respondents-State.

Mr. Dipak T. Shigham, Law Officer present.

CORAM : M.S. KARNIK &

S.M. MODAK, JJ.

DATE : 14th January 2026.

Digitally s L i A g T n A ed by Oral Judgment (Per M.S. Karnik, J) :

LATA SUNIL SUNIL PANJWANI PANJWANIDate:

2026.01.21 +0530 . Heard Mr. Mendadkar, the learned counsel appearing for the Petitioner and Mrs. Salunkhe, the learned AGP appearing for the State.

2. We have perused the order dated 12^th December 2025 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court.

3. Brief background of the matter is as follows: The rejection of the caste claim of the Petitioner by the Caste Scrutiny Committee was challenged by the Petitioner by filing a Writ Petition before this Court, which