84-WP-3628-2025.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 84 WRIT PETITION NO. 3628 OF 2025 GAJANAN NARAYAN KASBEWAD VERSUS STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY AND OTHERS .… Mr. R. K. Mendadkar and Mr. Vijay Gangalwad, Advocates for the Petitioner Mr. V. M. Kagne, AGP for the Respondent – State .… CORAM : MANGESH S. PATIL & Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, JJ. DATE : 17.03.2025 PER COURT :- Issue notice to the respondents. The learned AGP waives service for all the respondents. 2. We have heard both the sides finally. 3. The Petitioner is challenging the common judgment and order dated 05.03.2025, whereby the respondent No.2 scrutiny committee refused to validate his 'Mannervarlu' scheduled tribe certificate. 1 of 2 2025:BHC-AUG:8154-DB (( 2 )) 84-WP-3628-2025 4. The impugned order is a common order in the matter of petitioner and couple of other individuals, namely, Sahebrao Venkatrao Kasbewad and Dhrupattaa Laxman Kasbewad. In Writ Petition No.3485 of 2025 and 3519 of 2025 by the order dated 13.03.2025, the common impugned judgment has already been set aside by this court qua the other two individuals. 5. For the same reasons, the writ petition is allowed. The impugned order is quashed and set aside even to the extent of the petitioner. The committee shall issue certificate of validity to the petitioner of 'Mannervarlu' scheduled tribe, which shall be co-terminus with the validities which is the committee has decided to reopen. [ Y. G. KHOBRAGADE, J. ] [ MANGESH S. PATIL, J.] SMS 2 of 2