VBC 1 wp7797-10-30.9 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.7797 OF 2010 Swapnil Subhash Gaikwad. ...Petitioner. Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ...Respondents. .... Ms.Prachi Thatte i/b. Mr.V.A.Sugdare for the Petitioner. Mr.Firdosh Pooniwala with Mr.Rishit Badiani i/b. Hariani & Co. for Respondent No.5. Mr.V.D.Patil, G.P. for the State. ..... CORAM : SHRI MOHIT S.SHAH, C.J. AND DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J. September 30, 2010. P.C.: Mentioned. Not on Board. 2. The learned Counsel for the Petitioner states that the father of the Petitioner is present in Court. The learned AGP has placed on the record, a copy of the order dated 24 September 2010 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Konkan Division, Thane, stating that the claim of the Petitioner as belonging to Thakur, Scheduled Tribe is not established and proved and, therefore, the Caste Certificate issued to the Petitioner by the Sub Divisional Officer, Thane Division, Thane is cancelled and VBC 2 wp7797-10-30.9 invalidated. 3. In view of the above, learned Counsel for the Petitioner states on instructions of the Petitioner’s father, who is present in Court, that the Petitioner seeks leave to withdraw the Petition without prejudice to the Petitioner’s rights and contentions in order to challenge the said order dated 24 September 2010. The petition is dismissed as withdrawn. CHIEF JUSTICE. DR.D.Y.CHANDRACHUD, J.