-1- IN IN IN THE THE THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL CIVIL CIVIL APPELLATE APPELLATE APPELLATE JURISDICTION JURISDICTION JURISDICTION WRIT WRIT WRIT PETITION PETITION PETITION NO.7552 OF 2007 NO.7552 OF 2007 NO.7552 OF 2007 Dilip R. Bhoi ...Petitioner v/s The State of Maharashtra and ors. ...Respondents Mr R.K. Mendadkar for Petitioner. Mr C.R. Sonawane, AGP for Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 4. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND R.Y. GANOO JJ. DATE : 23RD JUNE 2008. -2- P.C. :- 1. By this petition, the petitioner challenges the order passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee dated 23rd March 2007 holding that the claim of the petitioner that he belongs to Mahadeo Koli, Scheduled Tribe is not valid. The leaned counsel appearing for petitioner submits that the entry in the school record of the petitioner’s father shows that he belongs to Mahadeo Koli caste. He also submits that the report of the Vigilance Cell, which was adverse to the petitioner, was not supplied to him. In our opinion, the school record of the petitioner’s father relied on by the petitioner will not be relevant because the date of birth of the petitioner’s father is 1st June 1951 and he took admission in school in July 1956. Therefore, this is a document pertaining to the period after 1950. For establishing his claim that he belongs to Mahadeo Koli, Scheduled Tribe, it was not necessary to produce before the Caste Scrutiny Committee the document which will show that in any record in relation any close relative of the petitioner, an entry was made that the said relative belonged to Mahadeo Koli caste. Admittedly not a single document showing that has been produced. So far as non-supply of copy of the Vigilance Cell’s report -3- is concerned, in our opinion, that is not the factual position because the claim of the petitioner is principally rejected for not producing any pre 1950 document. This is an established position on record that the petitioner has not produced a single document pertaining to the period before 1950. Therefore, in our opinion, no fault can be found with the decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee. Petition is rejected with no order as to costs. . Parties to act on the copy of this order duly authenticated by the Sheristedar / Private Secretary of the Court. . Certified copy expedited. ( D.K. DESHMUKH J.) ( R.Y. GANOO J.)