1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2182 OF 2010 RAVINDRA VYANKAT ADATRAO Age : 22 YEARS, OCCU : EDUCATION R/O AT POST KARANJKHEDA TALUKA AND DISTRICT OSMANABAD ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, TRIBAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI 32 2. THE SCHEDULED CERTIFICATE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE AURANGABAD DIVISION, AURANGABAD THROUGH ITS DEPUTY DIRECTOR (R), AURANGABAD. 3. THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER OSMANABAD, TALUKA OSMANABAD, DISTRICT OSMANABAD ..RESPONDENTS Mr.P.V.Jadhavar, Advocate for petitioner Mr.S.K.Tambe, Assistant Government Pleader for respondents 1 and 3 Mrs.Sarika Deshpande, Advocate holding for Mr.R.P.Phatke, Advocate for respondent No.2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V.GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 6th May 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner impugns the order passed by the Sub Divisional Officer, Osmanabad, dated 12.6.2009 dismissing the application filed by the petitioner for issuance of a caste certificate as belonging to Koli Mahadev – Scheduled Tribe and the order of the Scrutiny Committee in appeal, dated 22.9.2009 dismissing the appeal and confirming the order of the Sub Divisional Officer. 3. Mr.P.V.Jadhavar, learned Counsel for the petitioner has invited our attention to the judgment of the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Petition No.1696 of 2010, Umakant s/o Vyankat Adatrao vs. The State of Maharashtra and ors., dated 3.3.2010, by which the Division Bench of this Court directed the Sub Divisional Officer to issue caste certificate to the petitioner therein who is the real brother of present petitioner, as belonging to Koli Mahadev – Scheduled Tribe. Mr.Jadhavar further informs us that accordingly a caste certificate has been issued to the real brother 3 of the present petitioner. 4. In that light of the matter, therefore, we allow this petition, quash and set aside the impugned orders and direct the Sub Divisional Officer, Osmanabad to forthwith issue caste certificate to the petitioner as belonging to Koli Mahadev – Scheduled Tribe. 5. Rule made absolute on above terms with no orders as to costs. ( S.V.GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/2182.10wp)