/ 1/ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.2178 OF 2008 Netra Kashinath Chunekar ...Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.R.K. Mendadkar for Petitioner. Mr.P.E. Khamani, AGP for State. CORAM : V.M. KANADE & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATED : 3rd APRIL, 2008. P.C.:- 1. Heard learned counsel for the Petitioner. 2. Petitioner is challenging the order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee dated 16/10/2007 whereby the caste certificate which was issued in favour of the Petitioner has been invalidated. Petitioner is also challenging the order of termination which was passed by the Respondent 3. 3. Brief facts, in nutshell, are that the Petitioner was granted validity certificate. She was appointed by the Respondent No.3 as Assistant Teacher. Thereafter her caste certificate was sent to the Caste Scrutiny / 2/ Committee. The Caste Scrutiny committee referred the matter to the Vigilance Cell for conducting detailed inquiry. The Vigilance Cell after conducting inquiry gave a report that the certificate of the Grandfather of the Petitioner and Cousin-Uncle indicated that while taking admission in the School their caste was recorded as Koli and Sonkoli and therefore, the Vigilance Cell submitted its report that the Petitioner did not belong to Mahadeo Koli caste. It was also stated that traits and characteristics which were followed by the Petitioner were not similar to the traits and characteristics followed by Mahadeo Koli. The Caste Scrutiny Committee issued a show cause notice to the Petitioner after serving a copy of the report of the Vigilance Cell. Petitioner submitted her reply and stated that Grandfather and Cousin-Uncle being illiterate had recorded their caste as Koli and Sonkoli and further stated about traits and characteristics which revealed that they were almost similar to those of Mahadeo Koli. 4. Learned counsel for the Petitioner submitted that the Caste Scrutiny Committee did not take into consideration certificates and documents of the Petitioner's Father and Cousin-Uncle which clearly indicated that they belonged to Mahadeo Koli caste. He submitted that these documents were wrongly discarded by the Caste Scrutiny Committee. He also submitted that / 3/ traits and characteristics of the Petitioner were held to be that of Koli and not of Mahadeo Koli. He submitted that, therefore, the order is liable to be quashed and set aside. 5. We are unable to accept the submissions made by the learned counsel for the Petitioner. The Vigilance Cell has submitted its report after making inquiry with the School and Village of the Petitioner and found that Grandfather of the Petitioner belonged to Hindu Koli caste which was reflected in the school record. Research Officer also has recorded a finding that traits and characteristcs of the Petitioner do not match with Mahadeo Koli, Scheduled Tribe. The Caste Scrutiny committee has observed that certificates and documents on which reliance is placed by the Petitioner are recent development. We do not see any infirmity in the said order. There is no reason to interfere with the finding recorded by the Caste Scrutiny Committee. Hence, Writ Petition is dismissed in limine. Under the circumstances, there shall be no order as to costs. ( V.M. KANADE, J.) (S.S. SHINDE, J.) / 4/