-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2373 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 2373 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 2373 OF 2007 Ranjit Bhuminatha .. Petitioner. V/s. The Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Konkan Dvn., Navi Mumbai and others. .. Respondents. --- Mrs. A.V.Latne for the Petitioner. Mr.R.D.Rane, Govt.Pleader for the Respondents 1 to 3. --- CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND CORAM : F.I. REBELLO AND R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 17th APRIL, 2007. DATED : 17th APRIL, 2007. DATED : 17th APRIL, 2007. P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . The Committee by the impugned order, on the ground that the petitioner is a migrant, has refused caste validity. There is no error apparent in the order of the Committee, as only the Committee in the migrant State, from which the petitioner comes, is entitled to go into issue of caste validity. That the petitioner was born in the State of Maharashtra is of no consequence. The Petitioner’s father was born in the State of Karnataka and has obtained a caste certificate from the State of Karnataka. In that view of the matter, there is no case that calls for interference. -: 2 :- Hence, petition is rejected. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner states that the admission of the petitioner should be protected. In our opinion, the petitioner is not entitled for admission against the seats reserved for the students in the State of Maharashtra. Request is rejected. (F.I.REBELLO,J.) (R.M.SAVANT,J.) .....