1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4138 OF 2010 RATNAMANAL RAMDAS ALLAMWAD Age : 24 , OCC. EDUCATION R/O : BARBADA, TQ. NAIGAON DIST . : NANDED .... PETITIONER V E R S U S 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA ,MUMBAI. 2. THE SCHEDULED TRIBE CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AURANGABAD DIVISION, AURANGABAD THROUGH ITS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, (R) AURANGABAD 3. THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER, DEGLOOR, TQ. DEGLOOR, NANDED. ..... RESPONDENTS Mr. P.V.Jadhavar, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. N.B.Khandare, Govt. Pleader for State. Mr. P.S.Patil, Standing Counsel for respondent no. 2. CORAM : P.V.HARDAS & S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 05/05/2010 ORAL JUDGMENT : ( PER – P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2 2. Despite the fact that the real brother of the petitioner has been issued with the validity certificate as belonging to Mannerwarlu – Scheduled Tribe, the Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor rejected the application of the petitioner, which order came to be confirmed by the Scrutiny Committee in Appeal. 3. In that light of the matter, therefore, we allow the petition and quash and set aside the impugned orders and direct the Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor to forthwith issue tribe certificate to the petitioner as belonging to Mannerwarlu – Scheduled Tribe. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ S.V.GANGAPURWALA ] [ P.V.HARDAS ] JUDGE JUDGE knp/WP 4138.10 ( J )