bsb IN IN IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION NO. 8946 OF 2007 PETITION NO. 8946 OF 2007 PETITION NO. 8946 OF 2007 Jayashri Dilip Koli ... Petitioner V/s State of Maharashtra & ors. ... Respondents Mr.R.K.Mendadkar for the petitioner. Mr.V.P.Malvankar, A.G.P. for the respondents. CORAM: CORAM: CORAM: J.N.PATEL AND J.N.PATEL AND J.N.PATEL AND SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. MHATRE, JJ. DATED: DATED: DATED: 22ND JANUARY, 2008. 22ND JANUARY, 2008. 22ND JANUARY, 2008. P.C. P.C. P.C.: 1. Heard learned counsel. 2. The petitioner is impugning the order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee which invalidated the caste claim of the petitioner. 3. The petitioner claims that she belongs to Koli Mahadeo, Scheduled Tribe, which was not accepted by the Caste Scrutiny Committee after examining the documents furnished by the petitioner as well as by applying the affinity test. We found that the Caste Scrutiny Committee has not committed any error or illegality in passing the impugned order. Therefore, there is no 2 merits in the claim of the petitioner and the petition stands dismissed. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in employment with respondent No.3 Shivaji University, Kolhapur since 1991 and, therefore, her employment may be protected by virtue of Government Resolution dated 15.6.1995. 5. Therefore, we dismiss this petition with liberty to the petitioner to make a representation to the respondent No.3 for continuing her service in the light of Government Resolution issued by the State Government on 15.6.1995. If such a representation is made, the respondent No.3 would take decision in accordance with law. 5. Petition stands disposed of accordingly. (J.N. (J.N. (J.N. PATEL, J.) PATEL, J.) PATEL, J.) (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA (SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.) MHATRE, J.)