- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6873/2010 Kum.Mamta d/o Maroti Bolewad, age minor years, occu.education, r/o Hottal Tq.Degloor Dist.Nanded. Through father / natural guardian Shri Maroti s/o Gangaram Bolewad, age 39 yrs., occu.service r/o as above. ...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... ..... Shri S.M. Vibhute, Advocate for petitioner. Smt.A.V. Gondhalekar, AGP for respondent nos.1 & 3. Shri P.S. Patil, Advocate for respondent no.2. - 2 - ..... CORAM: P.V. HARDAS & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 30.07.2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per Hardas, J.): 1] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2] The petitioner takes exception to the order of the Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor, dated 22.12.2009 rejecting the application of the petitioner and the order of the appellate authority in appeal dismissing the appeal of the petitioner. 3] The petitioner, who was desirous of obtaining a certificate as belonging to Koli Mahadeo – scheduled tribe, applied to the Sub Divisional Officer and relied upon the caste certificate issued to her father. The Sub Divisional Officer rejected the application on the ground that the census document showed that the caste of the grand-father of the petitioner was recorded as “Koli”. 4] According to us, since the father of the petitioner has been issued with the caste certificate, the petitioner is entitled to to be issued with the caste certificate. Accordingly, this petition is allowed. The impugned orders are quashed and set - 3 - aside. The Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor Dist.Nanded is directed to forthwith issue caste certificate to the petitioner. Rule is made absolute on the above terms. No order as to costs. (N.D. Deshpande, J.) (P.V. Hardas, J.) ndk/c30710