# VISHNU NARAYAN HARIHAR vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 2026-06-18
Citation: WP/2662/2007
Petitioner: VISHNU NARAYAN HARIHAR
Respondent: STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

038. ) ...Petitioner Vs. 1. The State of Maharashtra ) 2. The Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee ) Office of Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Pune) 3. Nandakumar Gangadhar Gosavi ) Age adult, Occ. Business ) R/o. Mahananda Society, Flat No. 10, ) Plot No.22, Ram Baug Colony, ) Kothrud, Pune – 38. ) ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4180 OF 2007 Shri Ankush Dagadu Tidke ) age 56 yrs., Occ. Business ) R/o. Shivneri Bungalow, Shikshak Nagar, ) Paud Road, Kothrud, Pune – 411 038. ) ...Petitioner Vs. 1. The State of Maharashtra ) 2. The Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee ) Office of Divisional Social Welfare Officer, Pune) 3. Bibhishan Madan Munde ) Age adult, Occ. Business ) R/o. 7/1/A+B, Thorat Colony, ) Karve Nagar, Pune – 52. ) 4. Nitin Dattaram Chavan ) Age adult, Occ. Business ) 18 June 2026 205 TO 207-WP 4178-07@GRP.DOC R/o. Runwal Meadows, Bldg. No.7, Flat No.4, ) Warje, Pune – 52. ) 5. Dattatraya Uttareshwar Jadhwar ) Age adult, Occ. Business ) R/o. Indira Shankar Nagari, Bldg. V-18, ) Flat No. 17, Paud Road, Kothrud, ) Pune – 38. ) ...Respondents AND WRIT PETITION NO. 4181 OF 2007 Shri Pruthviraj Shashikant Sutar ) age 33 yrs., Occ. Agriculture/business, ) R/o. Shivti

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