SANJAY VASANTRAO THAKUR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA and ORS.

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912WP 206.2003.DOC LSP IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 206 of 2003 With Interim Application No.17530 of 2022 In WRIT PETITION NO. 206 of 2003 Shri Sanjay Vasantrao Thakur c/o. Shri D.P. Ingale, A-14 Shreya Anand, 4th floor, Dhakali Naka, Kolshet Road Thane (West), Dist. Thane. …Petitioner Versus 1. State of Maharashtra through its Secretary, Tribal Development Deptt. Mantralaya, Mumbai 400 032. 2. Committee for scrutiny and verification of Tribe claims, Amravati Division, Amravati. 3. Maharashtra State Electricity Board through its Superintendent Engineer Circle Office, Vasai, Dist. Thane. 4. Executive Magistrate, Malkapuri, District Buldhana. …Respondents Mr R.K. Mendadkar, for the Petitioner. Ms. A.R.S. Baxi, for the Respondent No.3. Digitally CORAM: SUMAN SHYAM & signed by LATA S. M. MODAK, JJ. LATA SUNIL SUNIL PANJWANI PANJWANI Date: 2025.11.12 DATED: 6th NOVEMBER 2025. 16:12:32 +0530 Page 1 of 5 th 6 November 2025 912WP 206.2003.DOC JUDGMENT:- (PER S.M. MODAK, J) 1. As directed by this Court (Coram: A.S.Oka and Riyaz Chagla, JJ) on 15th September 2017 Respondent No.2 - Caste Scrutiny Committee was directed to adjudicate on the question of relationship of the Petitioner - Sanjay Vasantrao Thakur with Vasant Budho Sonawane (his father) and relationship of Petitioner with Budho Lahanu Thakur (his grandfather). Pursuant to that order the Petitioner has appeared before the Committee and after conducting an enquiry the Committee has given a report dated 6 th December 2017 addressed to the Registrial (Judicial-1). 2. Though the Petitioner tried to move this matter, for some reason or other, it could not be heard. On the last date we directed learned AGP to take instructions about submitting the report. Today, the le