-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.5153 OF 2007 NO.5153 OF 2007 NO.5153 OF 2007 Pankaj Deepak Mulke ...Petitioner v/s The State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents Mr R.K. Mendadkar for Petitioners. Mr C.R. Sonawane, AGP for Respondents. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND V.M. KANADE JJ. DATE : 14TH JANUARY 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. Rule, returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2. By this petition, the petitioner challenged the order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee. The Caste Scrutiny Committee has rejected the caste claim of the petitioner observing that there is no tribe called Mannewar in Scheduled Tribe list. We asked the learned counsel appearing for Government whether he can support this observation. He fairly stated that this observation cannot be supported because there is a tribe called Mannewar in the Scheduled Tribe list. In view of this, the impugned order is set aside, the matter is remitted back to the Caste Scrutiny Committee for fresh decision in accordance with law. Rule is made absolute with no order as to costs. . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of the Court. . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( V.M. KANADE J.)