Bombay High Court Allows Writ Petition Challenging Rejection of Caste Claim — Caste Certificate Not Invalid for Lack of Territorial Jurisdiction Under Rule 5(2) of Maharashtra Schedule Tribes (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Certificate Rules, 2003. The Court held that a caste certificate issued by a competent authority cannot be invalidated solely on the ground that the issuing authority lacked territorial jurisdiction, as Rule 5(2) is directory.
10 Jun 2016The petitioner, Smt. Sunanda Arun Mahale, challenged an order dated 25 January 2012 passed by the Schedule Tribe Scrutiny Committee, Nashik, which rej...





