Kambli 1 wp4812.10 IN THE HIGH COURT JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4812 OF 2010 ... Vijay Hanumant Bhoinallu ...Petitioner v/s. State of Maharashtra and Ors. ...Respondents ... Mr.R.K.Mendadkar for the Petitioners. Mrs.Neha Bhide AGP for State. ... CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & N.D.DESHPANDE,JJ. Dated: 20th October, 2010 P.C.: The Petitioner by this petition challenges the order of the Scrutiny Committee rejecting his claim that he belongs to Mahadeo Koli scheduled tribe. The Scrutiny committee has found that the caste of two real uncles of Kambli 2 wp4812.10 the Petitioner is recorded as Hindu-Telagu and therefore it cannot be said that he belongs to Mahadeo-Koli scheduled tribe. The learned Counsel relying on the judgment of this court in the case of Shri Anil Ramdas Mede v/s. State of Maharashtra, 2004(4) All MR 639, submitted that Telagu is not a caste and that it is a spoken language, and therefore, the claim of the Petitioner could not have been rejected. 2. Perusal of that judgment, however, shows that the finding is based on concession made by the Counsel appearing for the Scrutiny Committee. However, the fact is that in many villages in the State of Maharashtra, people who have migrated from State of Andhra Pradesh, the villagers call them either Telgu or Telangi, because they are not aware about their caste in Andhra Pradesh. Therefore, it Kambli 3 wp4812.10 is wrong to say that Telgu is not a caste. It means that the family of the Petitioner has migrated from the State of Andhra Pradesh. Therefore, it was for the Petitioner to produce proof from the State of Andhra Pradesh about his caste. There is no substance in the petition. It is rejected. (D.K.DESHMUKH,J.) (N.D.DESHPANDE,J.)