Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Pre-1976 Documentary Evidence Trumps Affinity Test & Area Restrictions for ST Caste Certificates : Bombay HC (Nagpur Bench)
Bombay HC's Nagpur Bench ruled that pre-independence documents listing 'Mana' as a Scheduled Tribe hold superior probative value, invalidating post-1976 affinity tests and area restrictions. The judgment reinforces reliance on historical records for caste verification, impacting thousands of ST certificate holders facing scrutiny challenges.