26 group.odt (1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 26 WRIT PETITION NO. 12635 OF 2025 Ashok Harikisan Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. P.S. Patil AND 27 WRIT PETITION NO. 12658 OF 2025 Rupchand Vashishtha Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majagaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. P.S. Patil AND 31 WRIT PETITION NO. 12662 OF 2025 Suresh Sandipan Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. K.B. Patil Bharaswadkar AND 32 WRIT PETITION NO. 12676 OF 2025 Vishal Dharmaraj Mande VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. P.K. Lakhotiya AND 33 WRIT PETITION NO. 12677 OF 2025 Suresh Udhav Rudre 2025:BHC-AUG:29199-DB 26 group.odt (2) VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. S.B. Pulkundwar AND 34 WRIT PETITION NO. 12678 OF 2025 Guddu Limba Bilpe VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. R.P. Gaur AND 35 WRIT PETITION NO. 12679 OF 2025 Prathviraj Jalindar Irmale VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. P.J. Bharad AND 36 WRIT PETITION NO. 12680 OF 2025 Rajabhau Ankush Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. A.A.A. Khan AND 37 WRIT PETITION NO. 12681 OF 2025 Rohan Balasaheb Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. D.S. Jape 26 group.odt (3) AND 38 WRIT PETITION NO. 12682 OF 2025 Sham Vishnu Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. P.S. Patil AND 39 WRIT PETITION NO. 12683 OF 2025 Ramprasad Yashwant Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. K.B. Patil Bharaswadkar AND 40 WRIT PETITION NO. 12684 OF 2025 Chandrashen Ankush Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. P.K. Lakhotiya AND 42 WRIT PETITION NO. 12686 OF 2025 Jejeram Arjun Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. R.P. Gaur AND 43 WRIT PETITION NO. 12687 OF 2025 Dilip Radhakisan Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon 26 group.odt (4) ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. P.J. Bharad AND 44 WRIT PETITION NO. 12688 OF 2025 Mangesh Shesherao Nirde VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. A.A.A. Khan AND 54 WRIT PETITION NO. 12625 OF 2025 Vikas Manik Kappe VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. A.A.A. Khan AND 55 WRIT PETITION NO. 12626 OF 2025 Babu Limbaji Tambud VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. D.S. Jape AND 56 WRIT PETITION NO. 12628 OF 2025 Gorakh Shrirang Chunche VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Mr. P.S. Patil AND 60 WRIT PETITION NO. 12633 OF 2025 26 group.odt (5) Mahadev Kaban Kappe VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. R.P. Gaur AND 61 WRIT PETITION NO. 12634 OF 2025 Dnyanoba Kondiba Dahiwade VERSUS Sub Divisional Officer Majalgaon ... Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr. Phatale Sagar S AGP for Respondent/State : Ms. P.J. Bharad ... CORAM : R.G. AVACHAT & ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : OCTOBER 13, 2025 PER COURT : . In all these writ petitions, the grievance raised is that the caste certificates issued to the petitioners of belonging to Koli- Mahadev Scheduled Tribe were tried to be submitted before the Caste Scrutiny Committee for its verification. However, the Caste Scrutiny Committee have insisted that the petitioners should submit the caste certificates in Form “C” postulated under the Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2001. The petitioners accordingly have requested the respondent/Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed to issue the caste certificates in Form “C” as contemplated under the 26 group.odt (6) Maharashtra Act No. XXIII of 2001. However, the same has not been issued and, therefore, these writ petitions. 2. After hearing the parties, we are of the considered view that the prayers made in the writ petitions are reasonable and capable of being granted. Therefore, we pass the following order : ORDER (i) The respondent/Sub Divisional Officer, Majalgaon, District Beed is directed to issue corrected tribe certificates in Form “C” in favour of the petitioners to be belonging to Koli-Mahadev Scheduled Tribe within a period of one month from today, subject to petitioners surrendering the original tribe certificate which is in incorrect form. (ii) We also make it clear that, if the earlier caste certificates of the petitioners are surrendered before the respondent/Sub-Divisional Officer, before issuing corrected tribe certificates in Form “C” he should also test the genuineness of issuance of earlier caste certificates. (iii) Writ Petitions stand disposed of. (ABASAHEB D. SHINDE, J.) (R.G. AVACHAT, J.) Mujaheed//