Can Caste Scrutiny Committees Suo Motu Recall Validity Orders of Caste Certificates? Matter Referred to Larger Bench: Bombay High Court
On August 4, 2025, the Bombay High Court raised an important legal question concerning the Caste Scrutiny Committee (CSC) and its authority to recall caste validity certificates that were earlier granted, especially in cases where fraud, misrepresentation or suppression of facts was later discovered. A division bench of Justice Manish Pitale and Justice Yanshivraj Khobragade noted conflicting rulings from past benches and referred the matter to a larger bench to…
