KUMARI APARNA SHRIKANT BHAYE vs STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ORS.

The Supreme Court dismissed the Special Leave Petition regarding the admission of the petitioner to a medical college based on her claim of belonging to the Scheduled Tribe of Mahadeo Koli. The Court held that the Scrutiny Committee's reliance on the 1945 school register entry, which recorded the petitioner's father as 'Son Koli', was justified, as it indicated that Son Kolis are classified as 'other backward classes' and not as a section of the Scheduled Tribe of Mahadeo Koli under Entry 29 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Orders (Amendment) Act, 1976. The Court found no procedural irregularities in the Committee's decision-making process, affirming the rejection of the petitioner's claim.