(1) WP 4150.2002 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4150 OF 2002 AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO.11496 OF 2011 IN W.P. 4150 OF 2002 Kum. Sarika D/o Sarjerao Rechode PETITIONER/ APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr. S.M. Vibhute, Advocate for the Petitioner/Applicant. Mr. V.H. Dighe, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 13TH OCTOBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. Civil Application no.11496 of 2011, seeking early hearing of the Petition is allowed. By consent of the parties, the Petition is taken up for final hearing. 2. The petitioner has approached this Court challenging the order passed by the respondent- Scrutiny Committee dated 18.9.2002 thereby rejecting the claim of the petitioner of belonging to Mahadeo Koli scheduled tribe. The Petition deserves to be allowed on the short ground. (2) WP 4150.2002 3. During the pendency of the present Petition, the claim of the petitioner's father, namely Sarjerao Shaburao Rechode has been validated vide order dated 19.6.2010, so also the claim of the petitioner's two real brothers, namely, Amol Sarjerao Rechode and Achut Sarjerao Rechode has been validated by order dated 03.03.2008 and 30.5.2008 respectively. 4. We had asked the learned counsel for the respondent-Scrutiny Committee, to verify as to whether the claims of the petitioner's father and two real brothers were validated or not. The learned counsel fairly concedes that the said claims have in fact been validated. 5. In that view of the matter, since the claims of the petitioner's father and two real brothers are validated, the petitioner is also entitled to validation of her claim of belonging to Mahadeo Koli Scheduled Tribe. Rule is therefore made absolute in terms of prayer clause (B) and (C). Sd/- Sd/- [M. T. JOSHI, J.] [B. R. GAVAI, J.] arp/