Authority: Supreme Court of India (Civil Appellate Jurisdiction)

Order Date: 09 October 2025

Case Overview

  • Appellant: Gauri Vijay Shankhpal; Respondents: Schedule Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee and State.
  • Appeal No.13957/2024 filed against High Court order dated 01.02.2022 which dismissed writ petition challenging cancellation of caste certificate (Mahadeo Koli Scheduled Tribe) issued to appellant.
  • Appellant agreed not to press the appeal, to surrender the cancelled caste certificate, and not to rely on it for any future reservation benefit.
  • Court examined earlier Supreme Court orders in Prafullakumar (20.08.2024) and Sunil vs. State of Maharashtra (SLP (C) Nos. 3039‑3040/2011) where relief was granted subject to affidavit and payment of differential fees, reserving liberty to State for further action.

Final Outcome

  • The appellant shall not press this appeal.
  • The appellant shall surrender the original caste certificate to the competent Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee or any other authority.
  • Nair Hospital Dental College, Mumbai shall return all original documents submitted at admission for the BDS course.
  • Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik shall confer the BDS degree on the appellant in accordance with her merit.
  • The appellant shall place a copy of this order before the head of the institution and the Registrar of the University for implementation.
  • Both the college and the university must comply with these directions within one month from the date the order is placed before them.
  • Liberty is reserved to the State to initiate appropriate legal action against the appellant in accordance with law.

Topics: Caste Certificate, Degree Conferment, Reservation Policy