1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7651 OF 2009 Mahesh Fakira Pawar ... Petitioner Vs. The Committee for Scrutiny and Verification of Tribe claims, Nashik Division, Nashik. ... Respondent Mr. Vinod H. Wagh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. V.S.Masurkar, G.P. for respondent No.1. CORAM: F.I.REBELLO AND J.H.BHATIA, JJ. DATE : 10th December, 2009. P.C. 1. The petitioner claims that he belongs to Hindu Mahadev Koli. His Caste Certificate was sent for verification before the Caste Scrutiny Committee. The petitioner in support of his case has submitted various documents. The petitioner himself has produced a School Leaving Certificate of his uncle Kashinath Dada Pawar issued by the Head Master, wherein the caste of the applicant’s real uncle was mentioned as “Hindu Pankoli”. The date of birth in the School record is shown as 5.7.1937. 2 2. The other documents which were produced were considered and rejected for reasons set out in the order. We find no reason to depart nor that disclose any error of law apparent on the face of the record. 3. Apart from that, the petitioner was called for a personal hearing for the purpose of verifying the traits,characteristics,custom etc. The Committee after considering the information produced by the petitioner, held that the petitioner was unable to establish his affinity and ethnic linkages towards the Mahadeo Koli, Scheduled Tribe. We do not find any error of law and the said finding of fact recorded by the Committee. 4. Considering the above, in our opinion, this is not a fit case for us to exercise our Extraordinary Jurisdiction. Hence, the Petition is rejected. (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (F.I.REBELLO,J.)