Bhausaheb Ramdas Yede vs The State Of Maharashtra on 6 March, 2023
"3. So far as the finding recorded by the Scrutiny Committee
that there are confusing entries relating to the paternal side
of the petitioner in the pre-constitutional documents, we are
of the view that there is no confusion whatsoever in these
entries. All these entries, particularly the entries of the dates
of 10-7-1924 and 20-10-1934, clearly show that the paternal
aunt and the cousin grandfather of the petitioner belonged to
'Manewar' community, which has been later on declared to be
a Scheduled Tribe. In some other pre-constitutional
documents, the ancestors of the petitioners have been shown
to be "Telangi" or "Telgu Manewar' or "Telgu'. It is well settled
that "Telgangi" is the region of which the community
'Manewar' is native, while "Telgu' is the language spoken by
the community 'Manewar', now the Scheduled Tribe. A useful
reference in this regard can be made to the view taken by this
Court in the case of Shri Anil Ramdas Mede Vs. State of
Maharashtra, reported in 2004(4) ALL MR 639. It then
follows that all the pre-constitutional documents on which
reliance has been placed by the petitioner reasonably and
sufficiently support the claim of the petitioner of his
belonging to 'Manewar', Scheduled Tribe. This aspect of the
matter, vital for determination of the issue involved in this
case, has been completely ignored by the Scrutiny Committee
and, therefore, the impugned order passed by the Committee
is not sustainable in the eye of law."