1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD Writ Petition No.3482 Of 2007 Vijayabai W/o Devidas Karlewad - Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra & Others. .. Respondents. -------- Shri. A.S. Bayas, Advocate for petitioner. Shri. D.R. Kale, Assistant Government Pleader, for respondent Nos.1 and 4. Shri. P.S. Patil, Advocate for respondent No.2. Shri. S.T. Shelke, Advocate for respondent No.3. ------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE: 20th APRIL 2010 PER COURT : 1) The learned counsel Shri. Bayas appearing for the petitioner states that this writ petition be decided along with 2 Writ Petition No.3478 of 2007 as the petitioner herein is the wife of the petitioner – Devidas Kerba Karlewad in Writ Petition No.3478 of 2007. Therefore, this writ petition is taken up for admission hearing along with Writ Petition No.3478 of 2007. 2) The petitioner claims to be belonging to “Mahadev Koli”, Scheduled Tribe. The petitioner has placed reliance on caste certificates, school record and record in respect of her relatives. 3) The Vigilance Cell submitted inquiry report. In the vigilance cell inquiry it was found that the caste of near relatives of the petitioner, as reflected in the Zilla Parishad Primary School record 3 was “Hindu (Koli)”. The petitioner was heard fully by the Caste Scrutiny Committee. The petitioner did not satisfy the affinity test. 5) From the record placed before us, considering the inquiry conducted by vigilance cell, we are satisfied that the view adopted by the Committee is in accordance with law and merits of the claim. 6) In exercise of extraordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India we do not find any reason to interfere in the impugned order. 7) The writ petition is dismissed. (N.D. DESHPANDE, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.3482.07