A Yavatmal-based public trust has challenged the amendment Act of July 2026 and the notification dated August 10.
The State of Maharashtra through its Secretaries for the Law and Judiciary, Tribal Development, Social Justice, and OBC Welfare Departments are the respondents in the case.
The petition argues that by arbitrarily clubbing ‘fake’ and ‘false’ certificates, genuine claimants, who fail to discharge the burden of proof , would be treated at par with the individuals involved in fraud.
“The object sought to be achieved by amendment is not only to discourage or to prevent or frustrate an attempt to genuinely initiate a process to acquire a validity certificate, but poses a threat to initiate the process and thereby makes the said Act a dead letter. It is indirectly aimed at finishing or bringing to an end the claims for reservations,” the petition states.