Bombay HC Enforces 90-days Protection After Caste Certificate Invalidation
Order dated 3.11.2026 of the High Court of Bombay in Writ Petition No.15636 of 2026 of Gangaram Govind Komawad Vs. The State of Maharashtra and others
The petitioner claims to be belonging to Mannervarlu, a Scheduled Tribe. He was appointed with respondent No. 7 i.e. Divisional Controller, Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation, Divisional office at Dhule as a Driver-cum-Conductor. Since he was appointed against the post reserved for a person belonging to a Scheduled Tribe his claim proposal was forwarded to respondent No. 4 – Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification Committee, Kinwat–1. His claim came to be rejected on 29.09.2026. He immediately preferred an appeal to the Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad on 19.10.2026 under section 6(B) of the Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Denotified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate (Amendment) Act, 2026. However, in the meantime on 14.10.2026 respondent No. 7 without even issuing notice immediately terminated the services of the petitioner. Therefore, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing this petition.
