1 2-9-6712-10.sxw Spb/- IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6712 OF 2010 Smt. Uama Shivsharan Kale .. Petitioner. V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. --- Mr. Manoj S. Chatage for the Petitioner. Mr. C.R.Sonawane, AGP for the Respondents. --- CORAM : D.K.DESHMUKH AND N.D.DESHPANDE,JJ. DATED: 02nd SEPTEMBER,2010 P.C.: 1 Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2 By this petition, the petitioner challenges the order of the Scrutiny Committee dated 09.07.2010, holding that the claim of the petitioner that he belongs to Nhavi caste (other backward class),is not valid. 3 We have heard the learned counsel for both the sides. We find that the Scrutiny Committee has 2 2-9-6712-10.sxw not given any reason to reject at least two documents produced by the petitioner, namely, birth certificate of the petitioner which is mentioned at serial no.4 in the order of the Scrutiny Committee and birth certificate of the grand father of the petitioner which is mentioned at serial no.11. In our opinion, both these documents are relevant and should have been dealt with by the Committee. Non- consideration of these documents vitiates the order of the Scrutiny Committee. In our opinion, therefore, the following order would meet the ends of justice. 4 The order of the Scrutiny Committee impugned in the petition, is hereby set aside. The matter is remanded back to the Scrutiny Committee for de novo consideration in accordance with law. 5 Rule is made absolute accordingly with no order as to costs. Petition is disposed of in the above terms. (D.K.DESHMUKH,J.) (N.D.DESHPANDE,J.)