1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4641 OF 2009 Sunil Ramji Kalsarpe ..Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & Ors. ..Respondents Mr. R. Mendadkar for Petitioner. Mrs. S. S. Bhende – AGP for Respondents– State. CORAM : D. D. SINHA & A. A. SAYED , JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 18, 2010. P.C. : 1. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondents – State. 2. Writ petition is directed against the order dated 27th February, 2009 passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee whereby the caste claim of the petitioner as belonging to Gond Govari, Scheduled Tribe, came to be rejected. 2 3. Considered the contentions canvassed by the respective counsels and perused the impugned order passed. It is not in dispute that the document i.e. Primary School Admission Extract of the father of the petitioner, viz. Ramji Hiralal shows that he belonged to Govari caste. Document being old undoubtedly had a more probative value and therefore the Caste Scrutiny Committee was justified in placing reliance on the said document for invalidating the caste claim of the petitioner. 4. In the circumstances, no case is made out for showing any indulgence. Writ petition is dismissed. (D. D. SINHA, J.) ( A. A. SAYED, J.)