{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4811 OF 2009 Bharat Lalasaheb Bombile R/o Hasala, Tq-Ausa, Dist-Latur Through power of attorney holder Ankush Keshvrao Bombile R/o Hasala Tq-Ausa, Dist-Latur PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 2. The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Through its Dy. Director (R) 3. The District Supply Officer, Latur, Dist-Latur RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.S.M.Vibhute, Advocate for the petitioner Mr.V.H.Dighe, AGP for respondents No.1 and 3 Mr.U.S.Malte, Advocate for respondent No.2. ....... [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, and A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE : 24th July 2009 {2} ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) : 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. We have heard Mr.Vibhute, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned AGP for respondents No.1 & 3 and Mr.Phatke, learned counsel for respondent No.2. This is a petition by which the petitioner takes exception to the order passed by the District Supply Officer, Latur dated 12.02.2009 and the order of the Scrutiny Committee dated 30.04.2009, confirming the order of the District Supply Officer, Latur. The petitioner, who was desirous of obtaining a caste certificate as belonging to Koli Mahadeo Scheduled Tribe, had submitted an application. The petitioner placed heavy reliance upon the caste certificate issued to his father. District Supply Officer, Latur, without considering the aforesaid document on record, rejected the said application. Appeal against the aforesaid order also met with the same fate, as the Scrutiny Committee dismissed the appeal. 3. Since the father of the petitioner had been issued with the caste certificate by the competent authorities, according to us, the petitioner was entitled to be issued with the caste certificate. In the light of that, this petition succeeds and the impugned orders are hereby quashed and set aside. The District Supply Officer, {3} Latur is directed to forthwith issue caste certificate to the petitioner. This order to be communicated by learned AGP to the respondents. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/wp4811-09