2026:BHC-AS:2811-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 1072 of 2010 Bharati Bhalchandra Shirkar … Petitioner V/s.

State of Maharashtra and others … Respondents.

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

Mr. N.C.Walimbe, Addl. G.P. a/w. Mrs. V.S.Nimbalkar, AGP for the Respondents-State.

CORAM : M.S. KARNIK &

S.M. MODAK, JJ.

DATE : 14th January 2026.

Oral Judgment (Per M.S. Karnik, J) :

. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner. Learned AGP opposed the petition.

Digitally signed by LATA LATA SUNIL SUNIL PANJWANI PANJWANI Date:

2026.01.21 12:12:38 +0530

2. 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 came to be dismissed. Aggrieved by the said order, the Petitioner preferred an Appeal before the Hon’ble Supreme Court. Vide order dated 12th December 2025, the Hon’ble Supreme Court partly allowed the Appeal, set aside the order passed by this Court, and remanded the matter for fresh co