1 WP724/11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.724 OF 2011 Smt Sujata M. Kadam (Salunkhe) ...Petitioner v/s State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents Mr R.K. Mendadkar with Mr Kuldeep T. Pawar for Petitioner. Mr C.R. Sonawane, AGP for Respondents. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND K.K. TATED JJ. DATE : 3RD FEBRUARY 2011. 2 WP724/11 P.C. :- 1] The petitioner by this petition challenges the order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Pune holding that the claim of the petitioner that she belongs to Thakur, Scheduled Tribe is not valid. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for petitioner at length. We have perused the record of the Scrutiny Committee. The record shows that caste of many of the relatives of the petitioner are recorded either as Maratha or Bhat. We also find that the report submitted by the Vigilance Cell in relation to the petitioner as also in relation to one Arun Laxman Kadam shows that they are related to each other from the paternal side and entries in relation to the relatives of Arun Kadam in the record are of Bhat. We find that on the record of the Scrutiny Committee, there is a genealogy of Arun Kadam which shows that the petitioner is related to Arun Kadam on the paternal side. The petitioner admits that his great grandfather was Krishna and Krishna had one brother by name Mahadu and Arun 3 WP724/11 Kadam is descendant of Mahadu. In our opinion, no exception can be taken to the order of the Scrutiny Committee. Petition is rejected. Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of this Court. Certified copy expedited. ( JUSTICE D.K. DESHMUKH ) ( JUSTICE K.K. TATED )