904-WP.13827.2026 & 905-WP.13833.2026.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD 904 WRIT PETITION NO. 13827 OF 2026 Shital Anil Balwant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra Thr Sub Divisional Magistrate And Anr ... Ms. Manjiri A. Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. S. B. Pulkundwar, AGP for the Respondents. … AND 905 WRIT PETITION NO. 13833 OF 2026 Balaji Jalinder Balwant VERSUS The State of Maharashtra Thr Sub Divisional Magistrate And Others ... Ms. Manjiri A. Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. R. W. Wani, AGP for the Respondents. ... CORAM : KISHORE C. SANT & JITENDRA JAIN, JJ. DATE : 7th OCTOBER, 2026 PER COURT : 1. Heard learned advocate for the petitioners and learned AGP for the respondents. 2. The petitioners by way of petitions have challenged the order dated 24.08.2026, thereby cancelling the validity certificates issued in favour of the petitioners by the Committee. Since the appellate remedy is now provided, the petitioners may avail the same. Sayyed 1/2 2026:BHC-AUG:47512-DB 904-WP.13827.2026 & 905-WP.13833.2026.doc 3. Needless to say that the petitioners shall be entitled to protection as given in sub-section (5) of Section 10 of the Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-Notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of issuance and verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000 as amended in 2026. 4. With this, both these petitions stand disposed off. (JITENDRA JAIN, J.) (KISHORE C. SANT, J.) Sayyed 2/2