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Kavita Solunke v. State of Maharashtra and Ors.

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Reported as [2012] 7 S.C.R. 251
Bench T.S. Thakur and Fakkir Mohamed Ibrahim Kalifulla JJ.
Decided 9 August 2012
Status Overruled

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What the Court ordered

In the result, we allow this appeal, set aside the order H passed by the High Court and direct the reinstatement of the KAVITA SOLUNKE v.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Service Law - Appointment in Scheduled Tribe category - Protection of continuance in service - Entitlement to - Appqintment of appellant in an aided school in Maharashtra against a reserved post of teacher meant for Scheduled Tribe candidates - Appellant had claimed to be a member of the 'Halba' Scheduled Tribe - 10 years later, caste credentials of appellant verified by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee - School record of appellant revealed that appellant's father .was a 'Koshti' which caste was not recognised as a Scheduled Tribe in Maharashtra - Scrutiny Committee declared

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Where later benches applied it

Of those, 2 referred to · 8 mentioned · 1 overruled

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