1 UNREPORTED IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.3443 OF 2010. Maroti Bhagwan Ambatwad, Age 29 years,Occ.Education, R/o At Post Vilegaon, Tq. Dharmabad, Dist.Nanded. ...Petitioner. Versus 1. The State of Maharahstra, through Secretary to Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Aurangabad, through its Dy.Director (R), Aurangabad. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor, Dist. Nanded. ... Respondents. ... Mr.S.M.Vibhute, advocate for the petitioner. Mr.S.K.Tambe, Asstt.Govt. Pleader for the State. ... CORAM : P.V.HARDAS AND : S.V.GANGAPURWALA,JJ. Date : 03.05.2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT (Per S.V.Gangapurwala,J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsels for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By the present petition, the petitioner takes exception to the order dated 9.10.2009, passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor and the order dated 22.9.2009, passed by the Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad in appeal, thereby rejecting the application of the petitioner for issuance of caste certificate as belonging to "Mannerwarlu" Scheduled Tribe. The reason given by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor, while rejecting the application of the petitioner is that in the School record of the father of the petitioner there appears some interpolation. 3. The Sub-Divisional Officer has overlooked the material evidence that is validity certificate issued in favour of the petitioner's father as belonging to "Mannerwarlu" Scheduled 3 Tribe. In view of the overwhelming evidence, the Sub-Divisional Officer was in error in rejecting the said application. 4. In the light of the above, we set aside the judgment and order dated 9.10.2009 passed by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor and the order dated 22.9.2009 passed by the Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad and direct the Sub-Divisional Officer, Degloor, to forthwith issue caste certificate in favour of the petitioner as belonging to "Mannerwarlu" Scheduled Tribe. 5. Rule made absolute in above terms with no order as to costs. (S.V.GANGAPURWALA,J.) (P.V.HARDAS,J.) asp/office/wp3443.10 4