1 UNREPORTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.5001 OF 1997. Chandshah S/o Akbar Shah Fakir, Aged 18 years completed R/o Indiranagar, Plot Bodhwad, Taluka Bhusawal, Dist. Jalgaon. ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra. 2. The Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Bhusawal Division, Bhusawal, Dist. Jalgaon. 3. The Scheduled Caste Certificates Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad. ... Respondents. ... Mr.S.B.Talekar, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.K.B.Choudhari, Additional Govt. Pleader for the State. ... CORAM : B.R.GAVAI AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 29.06.2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per S.V.Gangapurwala,J.) 1. The petitioner had applied for issuance of the caste certificate as belonging to Chapparband to the Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhusawal. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhusawal, by order dated 1.8.1997, rejected the application of the petitioner for issuance of caste certificate as belonging to Chapparband (Vimukta Jatis). The petitioner has assailed the said order before this Court. 2. The Sub-Divisional Officer has rejected the application of the petitioner on the ground that the School Leaving Certificate does not bear the caste of the petitioner as 'Chapparband' and it mentions the caste of the petitioner as 'Musalman'. On the sole ground, the application has been rejected. 3. The petitioner has filed the validity certificate issued in favour of his uncle to substantiate his claim. The caste certificate issued in favour of his uncle M.M.Shah has been validated by the Scrutiny Committee and it has 3 been observed by the Scrutiny Committee that Muslims having surname Shah to their names, belong to Chapparband community. 4. At this stage of issuance of caste certificate, a detail scrutiny and inquiry is not necessary. The authority has to be prima facie satisfied. 5. In the light of the fact that the validity certificate has been issued to the uncle of the petitioner as belonging to Chapparband community, we allow the petition and direct the Sub-Divisional Officer, Bhusawal, to issue caste certificate to the petitioner as belonging to Chapparband caste. The said caste certificate would be subject to verification of the claim by the Scrutiny Committee. Rule made absolute with above terms with no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (B.R.GAVAI,J.) asp/office/wp500197 4