1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4057 OF 2009 Kum Poonam Balkrishna Ushile ...Petitioner v/s State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents Mr S.M. Kulkarni with Mr S.K. Kumbhar for Petitioner. Mr S.N. Bhosale, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND K.K. TATED JJ. DATE : 5TH NOVEMBER 2009. 2 P.C. :- 1] By this petition, the petitioner challenges the order of the Caste Scrutiny Committee holding that the petitioner s claim that she belongs to Mahadev Koli, Scheduled Tribe is not valid. Mainly the document on the basis of which the claim of the petitioner is rejected is in the school record of the grandfather of the petitioner which is a pre-1950 document, which shows that his caste was Hindu Koli. In view of the law laid down by the Supreme Court in the case of Kum Madhuri Patil v/s Additional Commissioner, Tribal Development and others, reported in AIR 1995 SC 94, a document which is of pre-1950 vintage has to be given weightage. Accordingly, no exception can be taken to the order impugned in the petition. Petition is rejected. Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of this Court. 3 Certified copy expedited. ( JUSTICE D.K. DESHMUKH ) ( JUSTICE K.K. TATED )