(1) WP 2361.05+CA IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2361 OF 2005 WITH CIVIL APPLICATION NO.8819 OF 2007 IN W.P.2361 OF 2005 AND CIVIL APPLICATION NO.10859 OF 2011 IN W.P.2361 OF 2005 Santosh S/o Subhash Chobe PETITIONER/ APPLICANT VERSUS The State of Maharashtra and ors. RESPONDENTS ..... Mr.G.N.Chincholkar, Advocate for the Petitioner/Applicant. Mr. S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. S.V. Kurundkar, Advocate for respondent no.4 ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 9TH NOVEMBER, 2011 ORAL ORDER: 1. By consent of the learned counsel for the parties, the Petition is heard finally. 2. The Petitioner has approached this Court being aggrieved by order passed by the respondent no. 2-Committee, thereby invalidating the claim of the petitioner of belonging to Banjara Vimukta Jati. 3. The claim of the petitioner has been rejected on the ground that at the relevant time, (2) WP 2361.05+CA Banjara was not included in Vimukta Jati but was notified in the Other Backward Classes. However, it is not in dispute now that subsequently Mathura and Banjara are also included in Vimukta Jati. 4. The claim of the petitioner's real sister namely Savita Subhash Choube has been validated by respondent no.2 vide order dated 20.7.2007. On a specific query, the learned A.G.P. states that since subsequently, Mathura and Banjara are included in Vimukta Jati, the claim of the petitioner's real sister, namely, Savita Subhash Chobe has been validated by respondent no.2 vide order dated 20.07.2007. 5. When the real sister of the petitioner has been held to be belonging to Vimukta Jati, we find that the petitioner is also entitled to the same status. In that view of the matter, the Petition deserves to be allowed. Rule is therefore made absolute by quashing and setting aside the order dated 02.02.2005 passed by the respondent no.2. Respondent no.2 is directed to issue a certificate in favour of the petitioner, certifying that he belongs (3) WP 2361.05+CA to Vimukta Jati, within a period of four (4) weeks from today. 6. In view of disposal of the Writ Petition, Civil Application nos. 8819 of 2007 and 10859 of 2011 also stand disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- [M. T. JOSHI, J.] [B. R. GAVAI, J.] arp/