|Bombay High Court
Administrative Discretion | Singular Historical Entry Insufficient to Reject Kunbi Caste Certificate: Bombay HC Nagpur Bench
Bombay HC Nagpur Bench sets aside hyper-technical rejection of a Kunbi caste certificate, ruling that reliance on a single pre-1967 entry without adverse findings violates natural justice. The judgment mandates issuance within four weeks, reinforcing that caste verification must consider substantive proof over procedural formalities.