1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 1029 OF 1998 Sunil S/o Chunilal Gorane .... PETITIONER V E R S U S The State of Maharashtra & Oths. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. P.R.Patil, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. V.D.Rakh, Assistant Govt. Pleader for State. CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE: 22/07/2010 ORAL ORDER : 1. The petitioner has approached this Court challenging the Order passed by the Scrutiny Committee invalidating his claim of belonging to Gadi Lohar, which is notified as Nomadic Tribe. The caste claim of the petitioner has been invalidated on the ground that the petitioner belongs to Lohar caste, which is not notified as Nomadic Tribe. 2. It is not in dispute that subsequently vide Govt. Resolution dated 1/3/2006, the caste Lohar has been deleted from the Other Backward Class and included in the list of Nomadic Tribe. The Scrutiny Committee 2 itself has held that the petitioner belongs to Lohar caste, which is now notified as Nomadic Tribe. 3. Rule is, therefore, made absolute by directing respondent to issue validity certificate in favour of the petitioner as belonging to Lohar, which is notified as Nomadic Tribe. However, there shall be no order as to costs. [ S.V. GANGAPURWALA ] [ B.R. GAVAI ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 1029.98