2026:BHC-AS:1086-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION Writ Petition No. 15530 of 2023 Parth Sandeep Gawali and anr. … Petitioners V/s.

The State of Maharashtra and anr. … Respondents. Mr. R.K. Mendadkar, Advocate a/w. Siddhant Sawai, Prajakta Pashte for the Petitioners.

Mrs. P.J.Gavhane, AGP for the Respondents-State.

CORAM : M.S. KARNIK &

S.M. MODAK, JJ.

DATE : 8th January 2026.

P.C. :

Heard learned counsel for the Petitioners.

LATA SUNIL PANJWANI D LA ig T i A ta l S ly U s N ig IL ned by 2. The Petitioners’ caste claim as belonging to Koli Mahadev PANJWANI Date: 2026.01.12 18:39:38 +0530 Scheduled Tribe is invalidated by the impugned order dated 21^st October 2022 passed by Respondent No.2 – Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee. The caste claim is invalidated on the ground that there has been material suppression of facts on behalf of the Petitioners while making the claim for grant of caste validity certificate. The learned counsel for the Petitioners relied upon the caste validity certificate issued by the Petitioners’ father as belonging to Hindu Mahadev Scheduled Tribe which is at page-81 of the paper-book and also caste validity certif