/ 1 / IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1078 OF 2006 Shri. Ashok Sitaram Badhane .....Petitioner.. V/s. The State of Maharashtra & Ors. .... Respondents. Shri.R.K. Mendadkar for petitioner. Shri.R.D. Rane GP for respondent No.1 & 2. Shri.P.P. Chavan i/b Little and Co. for respondent No.3. CORAM : V.G. PALSHIKAR & V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : 27/06/06 P.C:- . Heard the parties. . By this petition, petitioner has challenged the order passed by the Scrutiny committee on 28/7/2005 invalidating cast certificate issued in favour of the petitioner. We have scrutinized the order. There is no illegality or impropriety in the same. It is consequently liable for confirmation. Further, petitioner has filed an undertaking stating / 2 / that he will not claim any benefit under the cast certificate now invalidated by the committee. But he is entitled to protection of his service having been employed much prior to 15th June, 1995. Factually this position is correct. Hence, petition is disposed of. Order impugned is confirmed. It is further directed that the services of the petitioner be not terminated. Petition accordingly disposed of. (V.G. PALSHIKAR, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)