1 2-9-2420-10.sxw Spb/- IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2420 OF 2010 Manisha Yashwant Pradeshi .. Petitioner. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr. J.G. Reddy for the Petitioner. Mr. C.R.Sonawane, AGP for the Respondents. --- CORAM : D.K.DESHMUKH AND N.D.DESHPANDE,JJ. DATED: 02nd SEPTEMBER,2010 P.C.: 1 Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2 By this petition, the petitioner challenges the order dated 08.02.2010 passed by the Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee No.1, holding that the claim of the petitioner that he belongs to Pardeshi Bhamta caste (Denotified Tribe) is not valid. 3 We have heard the learned counsel for both the sides and perused the record. Perusal of the record shows that in the year 1997 the same Scrutiny 2 2-9-2420-10.sxw Committee held that the father of the petitioner and and real uncle of the petitioner belong to Pardeshi Bhamta caste (Denotified Tribe). Again by order dated 21.04.1999, the same Scrutiny Committee held that the claim of the elder brother of the petitioner and his two sisters that they belong to Pardeshi Bhamta (Denotified Tribe) is valid. All these documents were pointed out to the Committee but it has rejected the claim of the petitioner without giving any cogent reason. In our opinion, in view of the validity certificates issued to so many members of the family of the petitioner, the claim of the petitioner could not have been rejected. The order of the Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee is, therefore, set aside. It is declared that the petitioner belongs to Pardeshi Bhamta caste (Denotified Tribe). 4 Rule is made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. Petition is disposed of in the above terms. (D.K.DESHMUKH,J.) (N.D.DESHPANDE,J.)