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High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Writ Petition by Unincorporated Association Challenging Rejection of Reservation Recommendation. Court holds that an unincorporated association lacks locus standi to seek enforcement of reservation benefits under the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission Act, 1995.

The petitioner, Codava National Council, an unincorporated association of individuals belonging to the Kodava community of Coorg, filed a writ petitio...

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Supreme Court Directs Protection of Sacred Groves/Orans in Rajasthan as Deemed Forests Under Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Recognizes Ecological and Cultural Significance of Community-Conserved Forests and Balances Community Rights with Conservation Goals.

The Supreme Court of India was hearing an interlocutory application in the ongoing T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India writ petition, which ...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate for 'Mana' Community. Committee's order set aside for ignoring consistent documentary evidence and applying incorrect legal standards.

The petitioner, Diwakar Sadashiv Wakade, filed a writ petition challenging the order dated 11-10-2012 of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Comm...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Caste Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating Halba Tribe Claims of Two Petitioners. Court Holds That Committee Ignored Pre-Constitutional Documents Showing Halba Caste and Affinity Evidence, Directs Issuance of Validity Certificates.

Background: The case involved two writ petitions filed by Mr. Mahendra Hedau and Mrs. Varsha Dhanorkar (formerly Hedau), who were appointed as Assista...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Disqualification of Gram Panchayat Member for Having More Than Two Children Under Section 14(1)(j1) of Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958. Children from Both Marriages Counted Regardless of Divorce; Belated Application Does Not Bar Disqualification.

The petitioner, Ashok Balasaheb Chaugule, was elected as a member of the Gram Panchayat of Tardal, Taluka Hatkanangale, District Kolhapur in 2007. Res...

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Bombay High Court Allows Petition Challenging Scrutiny Committee's Rejection of Halba Scheduled Tribe Claim. Court Holds That Documentary Evidence from 1923 Prevails Over Anthropological Texts, and Halba and Halbi Are the Same Tribe Under Entry 19 of the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950.

The petitioner, Sanjay s/o Rama Nandanwar, challenged the order dated 31 July 2013 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amrav...