1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELATE CIVIL JURISDICTION APPELATE CIVIL JURISDICTION APPELATE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1380 OF 1998 WRIT PETITION NO.1380 OF 1998 WRIT PETITION NO.1380 OF 1998 Sham Pandurang Satpute ..Petitioner Vs. Scheduled Tribe Certificates Scrutiny Committee & Ors. ..Respondents ----- Mr.D.R.More for Petitioner Mr.R.M.Patne, A.G.P. for Respondent no.1 & 2 Mr. G.S. Hegde for Respondent no.3. CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & CORAM: F.I. REBELLO & S.P. KUKDAY, JJ. S.P. KUKDAY, JJ. S.P. KUKDAY, JJ. DATE: 8TH FEBRUARY, 2005. DATE: 8TH FEBRUARY, 2005. DATE: 8TH FEBRUARY, 2005. P.C. P.C. P.C. . The Petitioner claim as belonging to Mahadeo Koli, (Scheduled Tribe). The Tribe Verification Committee has rejected the petitioner’s claim. Petitioner however, submits that considering the Government Resolution and the recommendation by the Committee he will apply to the competent authority to get a Caste Certificate as belonging to the Koli Community and thereafter apply for the verification before the Competent Committee, entertaining such claims. Considering the above following order:- (i). No interference called for in the impugned order of the Committee. The Petitioner’s claim as belonging to the Mahadeo Koli (Schedule Tribe) is rejected. (ii). The Petitioner may apply to the Competent Authority for obtaining Caste Certificate within a 2 period of four weeks from today. If the Competent Authority certifies that the Petitioner belongs to the Koli Community, the certificate may be issued within a period of four weeks there after. (iii). The Petitioner there after to submit the Certificate to Respondent no.3 within two weeks which will forward the same to the Competent Commitee to examine the Caste claim as belonging to Koli i.e. as a Special Back Ward Class and to dispose of the same within a period of six months thereafter. (iv). If the Petitioner succeeds in getting the caste claim verified as belongs to Koli the services of the petitioner not to be terminated. If the Petitioner is unable to get either Caste Certificate or the caste verified as Koli by the Caste Verifying Committee, Petitioner’s services to be terminated. . Needless to say it will be open to the petitioner to produce documents available with him to show that he belongs to the Koli (Scheduled Tribe) Community. (v). Rule made party absolute accordingly. No order as to costs. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (F.I.REBELLO,J.) 3 (S.P. KUKDAY,J.) (S.P. KUKDAY,J.) (S.P. KUKDAY,J.)