Kambli 1 WP4295.07 IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4295 OF 2007 ... Ulka Dattaram Thakur ...Petitioner v/s. 1.The State of Maharashtra 2.The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee 3.Zilla Parishad, Sindhudurg 4.Sub Divisional Officer, Sawantwadi Sub Division, Sindhudurg 5.Commissioner, Tribunal Research and Training Institute ...Respondents ... Mr.R.K.Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Mr.V.A.Gangal Special Counsel with Mr.C.R.Sonawane, AGP for State. ... CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & N.D.DESHPANDE,JJ. DATED: 22nd November,2010 P.C.: 1. By this petition the Petitioner Kambli 2 WP4295.07 challenges the order dated 28th February, 2007 passed by the Scrutiny Committee holding that the claim of the Petitioner that he belongs to Thakar Scheduled Tribe is not valid. 2. The Committee on examination of the record has found that the Petitioner belongs to Thakar Caste, but his caste has no affinity with Thakar Scheduled Tribe. The Full Bench of this Court in its judgment in the case of Shilpa Vishnu Thakur v/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors., 2009(3) Bom.C.R.497, has held that if the nomenclature of the caste is same, then affinity test can be held. The Scrutiny Committee is a body consisting of experts. Finding recorded by them as to affinity after considering the relevant aspect of the matter cannot be disturbed by this court in its extra ordinary jurisdiction. Kambli 3 WP4295.07 3. The learned Counsel appearing for the Petitioner submitted that the petitioner belongs to Sindhudurg District and is Thakar by caste. In few matters, we have remitted back the matter to the Scrutiny Committee because Thakar belonging to Sindhudurg District were treated as Nomadic Tribe from 1961 to 2004 by the State Government. Perusal of the record, however, shows that the Petitioner has neither pointed out relevant Notifications to the Committee nor has raised any claim on the basis of those Notifications. On the basis of the material produced before the Committee by the Petitioner, the Scrutiny Committee has recorded a finding that the claim of the Petitioner that he belongs to Thakar Scheduled Tribe is not valid. 5. In our opinion, considering the Kambli 4 WP4295.07 extremely limited jurisdiction of this court to interfere with the finding recorded by the Scrutiny Committee, no relief can be granted to the Petitioner. Petition, therefore, fails and is dismissed. Rule discharged. No order as to costs. (D.K.Deshmukh,J.) (N.D.Deshpande, J.)