1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 231 OF 2009 1. Bonda Samsa Valvi and others .. .. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra and others .. .. Respondents Shri A. G. Magare, Advocate for the Petitioners. Shri V. H. Dighe, A.G.P. for the Respondents No. 1 to 4. The respondent No. 5 is deleted. Shri Pradeep Shahane, Advocate for the Respondent No. 6. Shri Alok Sharma, Standing Council for Union of India/Resp. 7. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL, AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 29TH APRIL, 2010. ORAL ORDER [Per NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] : . Heard. 2. The petitioners desire to file an application with the concerned Tahsildar for the purposes of getting themselves 2 rehabilitated in forest land as they claim themselves to be tribal under Government scheme. 3. Without addressing the merits of the claims of the petitioners, we observe that petitioners are entitled to file such applications before the appropriate committee. If such applications are filed, the committee shall consider such applications in tune with the scheme of the Central Government and assess the evidence and bonafides. Thereafter, the committee shall pass appropriate order and dispose of the applications as early as possible. The writ petition is disposed of. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] bsb/April.10