. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 950 OF 2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of : coram, appearances, Court’s Orders: Court’s or Judge’s orders or directions and Registrar Orders: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mr.P.B. Kakade for the petitioner. Mr.C.R. Sonawane, A.G.P. for respondents no.1 to 4. CORAM : S.B. MHASE & D.G. KARNIK, JJ. DATE : 14TH AUGUST 2007 P.C. P.C. P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. The petitioner was appointed as a shepoy on 17th March 1999 in a reserved post on the basis of caste/ tribe claim. The caste certificate was sent for verification to the Scrutiny Committee which, after hearing the petitioner, has rejected his caste claim. The petitioner claims protection of his service under the Government Resolution dated 15th March 1995. In State of Maharashtra v. Sanjay K. Nimje, reported in 2007 (3) Mah. L.J. 795, the Supreme court has held that the - 2 - benefit of the Government Resolution is not available to the persons who have been appointed after 15th June 1995. 3. In the circumstances, the petition has no merit and is hereby rejected summarily. (D.G. KARNIK, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)