1 UNREPORTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.3442 OF 2010. Ravi S/o Narsinh Ambatwad, Age minor, Occ.Education, R/o At Post Vilegaon, Tq. Dharmabad, Dist.Nanded, through father and natural Shri Narsinh S/o Bhujangrao Ambatwad, Age 40 years, Occ.Service, R/o At Post Vilegaon, Tq. Dharmabad, Dist. Nanded. ... Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, through Secretary to Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Aurangabad through its Dy.Director (R), Aurangabad. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor, Dist. Nanded. ... Respondents. ... Mr.S.M.Vibhute, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.S.K.Kadam, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for the State. Mr.P.S.Patil, advocate holding for Mr.R.P.Phatke, 2 advocate for the Respondent No.2. ... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 03.05.2010. ORAL JUDGMENT (Per S.V.Gangapurwala,J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2. The petitioner takes exception to the order dated 9.10.2009 passed by the Sub- Divisional Officer, Degloor and the judgment and order dated 23.11.2009, passed by the Scrutiny Committee in appeal, rejecting the application of the petitioner for issuance of caste certificate as belonging to "Mannerwarlu" Scheduled Tribe. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor, rejected the application of the petitioner for issuance of caste certificate solely on the 3 ground that in the record of his father the word "Mannerwar" appeared and subsequently he found that there is some interpolation. 4. The competent authority had already issued caste certificate in favour of the father of the petitioner. At this prima facie stage, the Sub-Divisional Officer, is not expected to embark upon the scrutiny about the School record. The fact that caste certificate is issued in favour of the father of the petitioner is sufficient for allowing the application of the petitioner. 5. In the light of the above, we quash and set aside the judgment and order dated 9.10.2009 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor and the judgment and order dated 28.10.2009 passed by the Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad and direct the Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor to forthwith issue the caste certificate to the petitioner as belonging to "Mannerwarlu" Scheduled Tribe. 6. Rule made absolute in above terms with 4 no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (P.V.HARDAS,J.) asp/office/wp3442.10