1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.4445 OF 2009 (Hemant Shriram Rotkar vs. State of Maharashtra and others) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Shri N. Phadnis, Advocate for petitioner. Smt. B.H. Dangre, Additional Government Pleader for respondent nos. 1 and 2. Shri S. Paliwal, Advocate for respondent nos.3 and 4. --------- CORAM : D.B. BHOSALE AND P.B.VARALE, JJ. DATED : JULY 29, 2010 Heard learned Counsel for the parties. This writ petition basically challenges the order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee by which caste claim of the petitioner has been invalidated. The petitioner claims that he belongs to `Kanjar Bhat' (Vimukt Jati-A). There is no dispute that the petitioner filed affidavit before the Committee stating that he belongs to `Bhat' caste. 2 Even before this Court, Shri Phadnis, learned Counsel for the petitioner, fairly submits that the petitioner does not belong to `Kanjar Bhat' (Vimukt Jati-A). It further appears that on 29/9/2005, the petitioner had made an application to the Society expressing his inability to submit a caste validity certificate and requested them to take him out from the reserved category and treat him in open category. On the basis of this request, a resolution being Resolution No.8(6) was passed on 29/4/2006 accepting his request, but the said resolution was subsequently withdrawn by the Managing Committee of the Society in the meeting held on 18/6/2006. In the circumstances, we find no merit in the writ petition. Hence, the writ petition is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE khj