...highly educated. The caste of his father in the school records was shown as “Koshti” whereas the caste of his uncle was also shown as “Koshti” which was, however, later on corrected as “Halba”. One of...to whether “Koshti” is a sub-caste of “Halba” or “Halbi” came up for consideration before a Division Bench of the Bombay High Court in Milind Sharad Katware v. State of Maharashtra...Scheduled Tribe in the State of Maharashtra and has appeared at Sl. No. 19 in the Schedule. The members of the caste known as Koshti/Halba-Koshti, residing in particular in the Vidarbha areas, claim that...

...competent officer having been doubted, the matter was referred to the Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur on 27-8-1999 for verification. The respondent was found to be belonging to “Koshti...” caste which comes within the category of “Special Backward Class” and not within the Scheduled Tribe category.4. The question as to whether “Koshti-Halbas” are members of the...it was held that they were not.5. In view of the finding of fact that the respondent herein was not a member of the Scheduled Tribe but was a “Koshti”, his caste certificate...

...paternal cousin had his primary education from the year 1945 onwards. The Scrutiny Committee vide its report dated 29-8-2001 found that the respondent belonged to “Koshti” caste and he did not belong to...after thorough examination of the entire material again passed an order on 29-8-2001 that the caste of the respondent was “Koshti” and he did not belong to Scheduled Tribe. This order was again...-8-2001 of the Scrutiny Committee, by which it was held that the respondent belonged to “Koshti” caste and he is not a member of Scheduled Tribe, attained finality. Therefore, there is no escape from...

...-Koshti caste. The decision in that behalf rendered by the Division Bench of the Bombay High Court was set aside. However, considering the circumstances that the respondent who had become a doctor about 15...decision in Civil Appeal No. 3375 of 2000 [arising out of SLP (C) No. 6524 of 1988] decided on 12-12-2000 wherein this Court observed:“The appellant having belonged to Koshti caste claimed...1989 on the basis of his caste certificate which declared him to be Scheduled Tribe. Ultimately, it was found that since a “Koshti” does not get the status of a Scheduled Tribe, the Caste Scrutiny...

...respondent No.3-Zilla Parishad on 18/11/1996, on the post earmarked for the other backward classes. The petitioner claims to belong to Koshti caste, that was included at the relevant time in the other...belongs to Koshti caste, which is included in the special backward category. According to the petitioner, when the petitioner was appointed, Koshti caste was included in the other backward classes..., whereas since the year 2013, it is included in the special backward category. According to the petitioner, the petitioner was not at fault for the removal of Koshti caste from the list of castes in the...

...-1953, their caste was recorded as “Koshti (which is scored off) Halba” (Koshti), the Vigilance Officer submitted a report unfavourable to the appellant. The Vigilance Cell found that the appellant was...a member of “Halbi” sub-caste of the “Koshti” caste but does not belong to “Halbi” Scheduled Tribe.6. A copy of the report of the Vigilance Cell was supplied to the...old M.P region, in old records the sub-caste Halbi of the caste Koshti is recorded as Halbi which is popularly known as Halba Koshti and, therefore, this cannot be treated as such...

...submitted by him. They further submit that this report disclosed that there were several relatives from the paternal side of the petitioner who were shown as belonging to Koshti caste in very old...relatives admittedly from the paternal side and whose names appear in the family tree submitted by the petitioner himself who claimed as belonging to Koshti caste and the validity has also been...granted to these two relatives to the effect that their Koshti caste is a specially backward class declared on 15.6.1995 by the State of Maharashtra. According to them, this overwhelming evidence, not...

...show that the father and uncle of the petitioner belong to the 'Koshti' caste. Therefore, she supported the order impugned and urged for the dismissal of the present petition. She has further...submitted that the petitioner has failed to prove that he belongs to the 'Halba' Scheduled Tribe, on the contrary, the documents on record depict that he belongs to the 'Koshti' caste. 3...claim. However, an entry in one document of the year 1942 pertaining to his father i.e. extract of the school leaving certificate in which his father's caste is shown as 'Koshti.' Besides, during the...

...[arising out of SLP (C) No. 6524 of 1988]4. Leave granted.5. The appellant having belonged to Koshti caste claimed to be included in the Scheduled...the extracts of the birth certificate describing the caste of the respondent to be Koshti and not Halba but no opportunity was afforded to the respondent to establish his case that he belongs to Halba...200020. In these two matters the Scrutiny Committee found that the appellant does not belong to Scheduled Tribe, being Koshti and, therefore, his admission was sought to be...

..., Priya, in some of the documents, caste of forefathers of petitioner is written as ‘Koshti’. The learned Counsel submits that in view of a specific entry showing petitioner's forefathers caste to be Koshti...petitioners relatives from paternal side showing caste to be ‘Koshti’ on which Mr. Deshpande, learned Counsel relies, are concerned, perusal of the said document would reveal that though the caste of the said...now be represented by the Bhandara Zamindars, who, however, if this theory be correct, have entirely forgotten their origin. Others took up weaving and have become amalgamated with the Koshti caste in...

...submits that during the vigilance enquiry two documents showing entries of ‘Koshti’ caste were obtained and they were relied upon by the Scrutiny Committee although it was the submission of the...

...validity certificate granted to the petitioner on 25/06/1992 certifying that the petitioner belongs to Halba Koshti Caste. The petitioner seeks a further direction to the respondent No.5-Committee to...certificate to the petitioner certifying that the petitioner belongs to Halba Koshti Caste. The petitioner has challenged the validity certificate and has sought a remand of the matter to the respondent...certificate that the petitioner belongs to Halba Koshti Caste. The petitioner had applied for verification of his tribe claim. The petitioner had claimed to belong to Halba Scheduled Tribe on the...

..., in old records, subcaste Halbi of caste Koshti is also recorded as Halbi and that caste is popularly known as 'Halbi Koshti'. The Committee has applied affinity and even on affinity, caste claim has...been negated. During police vigilance the committee came across certain entries and noted that there caste was recorded either as Halba Koshti or Koshti. Because of this material deviation it...could not have proceeded to examine whether Halbi caste mentioned therein is included as Scheduled Tribe or not. He has also submitted that documents relied upon to hold that there are Koshti entries...

.... In Milind (2001) 1 SCC 4 the question was whether the first respondent who belonged to “Koshti” caste could claim the benefit of ST reservation...-Koshti” could be considered as “Halba”. In Vishwanatha Pillai (2004) 2 SCC 105, the candidate's caste certificate was cancelled merely as a...benefit of reservation alleging that he belonged to “Mahadeo Koli”, a Scheduled Tribe. The Scrutiny Committee which verified the validity of his caste certificate, made an order dated 29-3-1995 rejecting...

...Scrutiny Committee further held that the petitioner belongs to the Koshti Caste which is categorised under Other Backward Classes. The said order passed by respondent No. 3, came to be challenged in...not mention any caste of the petitioner's father. The Committee has noted that the documents at Sr. Nos. 6, 7, 8 and 9 in respect of the petitioner's father did state his caste as ‘Halba Koshti’. The...to the Koshti Caste, as was also stated in the School Leaving Certificate of the petitioner grand father (father's father). The Scrutiny Committee has also discussed at length the oral evidence brought...

...-Constitutional era documents of her blood relatives having adverse entries of caste 'Koshti'. So also, the Vigilance Cell found two blood relatives of her have obtained validity certificates that they...belong to the 'Koshti' caste. Therefore, the Committee called upon her to submit an explanation about the said documents and the validity certificate. After having offered an opportunity of hearing, the...petitioner's ancestors that belong to caste 'Koshti'. He has not made his submission on the said document. Likewise, while furnishing the explanation, he has not mentioned the issuance of two Caste Validity...