51-WPST-11995-20.odt

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD

WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 11995 OF 2020

DEVIDAS FAKIRA MORE ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 11996 OF 2020

BALIRAM SHRAWAN ZODGE ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 11998/2020

GANPAT CHINTAMAN JADHAV ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 11999/2020

JITENDRA SHANKAR WAGH ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12000/2020

SATISH TUKARAM SAPKALE ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12001/2020

RAJU RATAN KAKDE ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12002/2020

BAPU UKHA SONWANE ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12003/2020

SEEMA SHANKAR WAGH ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12004/2020

NANA BALIRAM KOLI ..PETITIONER

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STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12005/2020

RAVINDRA BHIVASAN KOLI ..PETITIONER

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STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12063/2020

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SUREKHA BHILA NLKUMBH SUREKHA RAVINDRA MORE ..PETITIONER

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STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12064/2020

SANDHYA UKHA BAGUL ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12068/2020

RAVINDRA NIMBA SHEVRE ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12069/2020

VALMIK TUKARAM SURYAWANSHI ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12070/2020

SUNITA DAYANAND BIRHARI ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH

WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12087/2020

RAJENDRA SHIVAJI KHALAL ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12090/2020

MUKTABAI VYANKAT SONAWANE ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12094/2020

SUPDU BHIVSAN KOLI ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

WITH WRIT PETITION (ST) NO. 12099/2020

BARKU TANHAJI KHALAL ..PETITIONER

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND OTHERS ..RESPONDENTS

.... Mr. D.D. Choudhari, Advocate for petitioners Mrs. M.A. Deshpande, Addl.G.P., Mr. S.B. Pulkundwar, Mr. S.K. Tambe, Mr. P.S. Patil, Mr. S.G. Karlekar, Mrs. V.S. Choudhari, Mr. A.S. Shinde, Mr. S.R. Yadav Lonikar, A.G.P. for respondent – State in respective petitions.

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CORAM : S.V. GANGAPURWALA AND R.G. AVACHAT, JJ. DATE : 20th JULY, 2020

ORDER :

Learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were appointed from Scheduled Tribe category. Government Resolution

dated 15th June, 1995 and 18th May, 2013 provided that if the petitioners could not prove their tribe, then they could give caste certificates of the caste which they could prove their claim. The petitioners pursuant thereto obtained the caste certificates of Special Backward Category and the same are submitted to the employer. The employer has forwarded the proposals for validation. The Scrutiny Committee validated the said certificates and issued validity certificates to the petitioners. The petitioners are assailing Clause 1(c) of Government Resolution dated 21st December, 2019.

2. Issue notice to the respondents, returnable on 04th August, 2020. Learned Additional/Assistant Government Pleaders waive service of notice for respondent – State in respective petitions.

3. Till then, there shall be ad-interim stay to the impugned communication.

( R.G. AVACHAT, J. ) ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ) SSD