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Supreme Court upholds High Court's Quashing of Criminal Proceedings Under SC/ST Act, Holding Conversion to Christianity Does Not entitle Caste-Based Protection.

The appeal arose from a judgment of the High Court of Andhra Pradesh quashing criminal proceedings against accused persons under Section 482 of the Co...

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Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition Challenging Invalidation of 'Mana' Scheduled Tribe Claim Due to Pre-Constitutional Entries of 'Mani', 'Mane', and 'Mani Kunbi'. Court Holds That Entries Must Be Read as They Are and That 'Mana' Cannot Be Treated as an Umbrella Term.

The petitioner, Sakshi Narnaware, challenged the order of the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur, which invalidated her clai...

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Bombay High Court Holds Appeals Against Special Court Orders Outside Bench's Territorial Limits Lie Only to Principal Seat. Territorial Jurisdiction Determined by Location of Court, Not Place of Offence Under Chapter XXXI of Bombay High Court Appellate Side Rules, 1960.

The case involved a reference to a Larger Bench of the Bombay High Court at Aurangabad to determine the territorial jurisdiction for appeals against o...

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Supreme Court Quashes Bihar Government Notification Granting Scheduled Tribe Status to Lohar Community as Unconstitutional - State Lacks Authority Under Article 342 of Constitution to Specify Scheduled Tribes, Causing Violation of Fundamental Rights Under Articles 14 and 21.

The dispute involved a writ petition under Article 32 of the Constitution filed by four petitioners challenging a notification issued by the Governmen...

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Supreme Court Dismisses Contempt Petitions Against State Officers for Alleged Non-Compliance of Directions in Service Seniority Case. Held That State Had Compiled by Collecting Quantifiable Data and Issuing Fresh Notification, No Willful Disobedience Established.

The contempt petitions were filed by Bajrang Lal Sharma, a Rajasthan Administrative Service officer, alleging willful disobedience of the Supreme Cour...

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Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Invalidity of Thakur Scheduled Tribe Certificate - Scrutiny Committee Directed to Reconsider Claim with Proper Application of Mind and Affidavit Evidence

The petitioner, Ravindra Pralhadrao Khare, filed a writ petition challenging the order of the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee that inva...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Scrutiny Committee Order Invalidating ST Certificate for Lack of Affinity Test. Caste Claim as 'Thakur' (ST) Upheld as Contemporaneous Documentary Evidence Outweighs Affinity Test Under Maharashtra Act XXIII of 2001.

The petitioner, Monika Sunil Shinde, a 19-year-old resident of Ahmednagar, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challe...

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Bombay High Court Allows Migrant Employee's Claim for Caste Status Recognition in Service Matter. Caste Certificate from State of Origin Held Valid for Union Territory Employment Under Articles 14, 16, and 341 of Constitution.

The judgment concerns two writ petitions: one filed by V.N. Kotiya, a Junior Engineer in the Electricity Department of Daman and Diu, and another by t...

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Bombay High Court Allows Transfer of Matrimonial Petition from Thane to Nagpur on Grounds of Wife's Convenience. Wife's Convenience Paramount in Matrimonial Transfer Under Section 24 CPC; Nagpur Bench Has Jurisdiction Over Entire State.

The applicant wife, Mrs. Sayali Kuber, filed a transfer application under Section 24 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, seeking transfer of Hindu M...