Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 949 · Decided 3 September 2026
Shirish Pandharinath Patil v. The State of Maharashtra & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 949 · [2026] 9 S.C.R. 428
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 12169/2026
- Decided
- 3 September 2026
- Bench
- VIPUL MANUBHAI PANCHOLI, ARAVIND KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 142
Headnote
Whether the order passed by the Scrutiny Committee, insofar as it invalidates the claim of the appellant of belonging to the "Tokre Koli" Scheduled Tribe, and the impugned judgment passed by the High Court affirming the same, warrant any interference; whether circumstances of the case, the retiral and pensionary benefits of the appellant ought to be protected. Service Law - Invalid Tribe Certificate - Exercise of power u/Art.142 of the Constitution of India to protect retiral and pensionary benefits - Claim of the
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