- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4761/1998 Shaikh Rafiq s/o Shaikh Habeeb, age 38 yrs., occu.business, r/o Sidhart Nagar, Mukam in Dist.Nanded. ...Petitioner.. Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra. 2] Secretary, Social Welfare, State of Maharashtra, Mumbai. 3] Collector, Nanded. 4] Caste Verification Committee, Social Welfare Department, Aurangabad. ...Respondents... ..... Shri Mohd.Mustafa Ahmed Momin, Advocate for petitioner (absent). Shri N.B. Patil, AGP for respondent nos.1 to 3. Respondent no.4 served. ..... - 2 - CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE: 02.08.2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Gavai, J.): 1] By way of present petition, the petitioner is seeking a writ to the Government of Maharashtra to amend and issue directions to the Scrutiny Committee to issue the scheduled caste certificate for converted Muslim. 2] As per the Presidential Order, 1950, issued under Article 341 of the Constitution of India, it is only the persons, who profess Hindu and Sikh religions, are entitled to be treated as scheduled castes. 3] In that view of the matter, the writ, which is sought by the petitioner, can not be issued. The writ petition is, therefore, dismissed. Rule discharged. No order as to costs. (S.V. Gangapurwala, J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.) ndk/c28107