1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR W.P. No.1407 of 2008 (Vidya wd/o. Chandrakant Belekar .vs. Dy. Director/Secretary, Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee and anr.) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Office Notes, Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions : Court's or Judge's orders and Registrar's orders. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CORAM : D.D.Sinha and Mrs. Vasanti A. Naik, JJ. DATE : 31.03.2008. Heard Mr.S.P.Kshirsagar, Adv. for the Petitioner. This Writ Petition is directed against the order dt. 16.1.2008 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur Division, Nagpur whereby the caste claim of the petitioner as belonged to “Halba” Scheduled Tribe came to be invalidated. Considered the contentions canvassed by the learned counsel. Perused the impugned order. Perusal of the impugned order shows that the Caste Scrutiny Committee has relied on the document dt. 12.4.1933 pertaining to father of the petitioner wherein his caste is shown as “Koshti”. Similarly, the document of real elder paternal uncle of the petitioner dt. 1.3.1929 and another real paternal uncle of the petitioner dt.4.5.1934 show their caste as “Koshti”. All these documents being old, have more probative value than the other documents placed on record. Therefore, the conclusion arrived at by 2 the Caste Scrutiny Committee cannot be said to be unfounded. No case is made out for showing indulgence. Hence, present petition is dismissed. Petitioner is at liberty to approach his Employer for protection of service, if permissible in law. JUDGE JUDGE ssj