1 WP7928-26.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.7928/2026 (SAKHARAM GIRWARSING DAWAR VERSUS THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THR. SECRETARY, REVENUE AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, MUMBAI & OTHERS) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's order and Registrar's orders. Shri V.T. Suryawanshi, counsel for the petitioner. Shri S.S. Hulke, Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE AND RAJ D. WAKODE , JJ. D ATE : OCTOBER 05 , 2026 . P. C. Heard Shri V.T. Suryawanshi, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The contention is that the petitioner was appointed in reserved category vide appointment order dated 09.11.2023. The aforesaid appointment order is at Record Page No.39, Annexure P-16. The appointment order specifically contemplates that the petitioner, who is appointed in reserved category, shall submit the validity certificate within six months, otherwise the services of the petitioner shall be terminated. In compliance of the aforesaid condition of the appointment order dated 09.11.2023, the petitioner within stipulated period applied to the respondent no.2-The Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati (for short, ‘the respondent no.2- Committee’) on 15.05.2024. The aforesaid caste claim was submitted for verification towards ‘Bhilala’ Scheduled Tribe. The acknowledgment in that regard is at Record Page No.26, Annexure P-7. 3. Shri V.T. Suryawanshi, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that even after passage of 2½ years now, the aforesaid caste claim is pending before the respondent no.2-Committee. However, considering the fact that the petitioner could not submit the validity certificate within stipulated period, the respondent, more specifically, the respondent no.5-Tahsildar, Jalgaon (Jamod) is likely to terminate 2026:BHC-NAG:13331-DB 2 WP7928-26.odt the services of the petitioner and to fill up the aforesaid post. In view of above, the petitioner has approached this Court. 4. Shri S.S. Hulke, learned Assistant Government Pleader, upon instructions, submits that the respondent no.2-Committee shall decide the caste claim of the petitioner within three months from today. 5. In view of aforesaid statement, the following order is passed:- I. The respondent no.2-The Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati shall decide the caste claim of the petitioner towards ‘Bhilala’ Scheduled Tribe within stipulated period of three months from today. II. The petitioner shall cooperate in the aforesaid verification process and should not obtain unnecessary adjournments. III. The respondent no.5-Tahsildar, Jalgaon (Jamod) is directed not to take any coercive step against the petitioner solely on the ground that the petitioner could not submit the caste validity certificate till the aforesaid caste claim is decided by the respondent no.2-Committee. IV. If the caste claim of the petitioner is decided and the respondent no.2-Committee invalidates the claim of the petitioner towards ‘Bhilala’ Scheduled Tribe, the aforesaid interim order shall continue to operate for further period of fifteen days in order to enable the petitioner to raise a challenge to the order passed by the respondent no.2-Committee. 5. The writ petition is disposed of in aforesaid terms with no order as to costs. (RAJ D. WAKODE, J.) (URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE, J.) APTE Signed by: Apte Designation: Senior Pvt. Secretary Date: 07/10/2026 11:28:17