SHILPA JAY WAGH ALIAS KUM. PUSHPA P. THAKUR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THR. ITS SECRETARY, TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEP. AND ORS

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1 WP-18841-2024 (C).doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 18841 OF 2024 Smt. Shilpa Jay Wagh ) @ Kum. Pushpa Panduranga Thakur ) Age 49 years, Occ. : Service, ) residing at B-5, Vanaraj Regency, ) Shahu Chowk, Behind Sarang Build. ) Peth Road, Panchavati, Dist. Nashik. ) ...Petitioner Versus 1. State of Maharashtra ) Through its Secretary, Tribal ) Development Department, ) Mantralaya, Mumbai-400032. ) 2. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny ) Committee, Nashik Division, Nashik ) Through its Member Secretary, ) having its office at Adivashi Vikash ) Bhavan,Old Agra Road, Nashik, ) Dist. Nashik. 3. Nashik Municipal Corporation ) Through its Commissioner having ) Its office at Nashik, Dist. Nashik. ) ...Respondents ----------------- Adv. R.K. Mendadkar, for the Petitioner. Adv. Kavita N. Solunke, AGP a/w Adv. S.H. Kankal, AGP, for State/Respondent. ----------------- CORAM : R. I. CHAGLA AND ADVAIT M. SETHNA, JJ. JUDGMENT RESERVED ON : 9 FEBRUARY 2026 JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON : 17 FEBRUARY 2026 Mayur 1/12 2 WP-18841-2024 (C).doc JUDGMENT (Per Advait M. Sethna, J.):- 1. Rule. The Rule is made returnable forthwith with the consent of the parties. 2. This petition is filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for the following substantive relief :- “(a) This Hon’ble Court be pleased to issue Writ of Certiorari and/or any other Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Certiorari thereby quashing and setting aside the impugned common judgment and order dated 8.11.2024 passed by the respondent no. 2 committee with further direction to issue certificate of validity in favour of the petitioner, in the light of caste validity certificate granted to her real brother in accordance with law by the respondent no. 2