PVR 1 wp7558-07 IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.7558 OF 2007 Sachin Pratap Thakur. ...Petitioner vs. 1.The State of Maharashtra & ors. ...Respondents --- Mr.R.K.Mendadkar,for Petitioner. Mr.V.A.Gangal with AGP Mr.C.R.Sonawane with Ashok Gade & V.P.Pandey, for Respondents. --- CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & N.D.DESHPANDE,JJ. DATED: 24th August, 2010 P.C.: 1. By this petition, the petitioner challenges the order of the Caste Scrutiny Committee holding that the claim of the petitioner that he belongs to Thakur Scheduled Tribe is not valid. We have heard the learned Counsel appearing for Petitioner and the Respondents. We have perused the record. We have also perused the decision of the Division Bench PVR 2 wp7558-07 in the case Ashwin Anil Chavan Vs. State of Maharashtra, 2006(4) Mh.L.J. 415 relied on by the learned Counsel appearing for Petitioner. Perusal of the record shows that the Scrutiny Committee has considered the entire material on record including the report of the Vigilance Cell and has come to the conclusion that the petitioner belongs to Thakur Caste and not to Scheduled Tribe Thakur. This is a finding of facts recorded by the expert body, therefore, it cannot be disturbed by this Court in its extraordinary jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India. The petition is, therefore, rejected. (D.K.DESHMUKH,J.) (N.D.DESHPANDE,J.) ...