- 1 - IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.3314/2009 Laxmibai w/o Ramdas Patil. ...Petitioner.. Versus The State of Maharashtra & others. ...Respondents... ..... Shri P.N. Sonpethkar, Advocate for petitioner. Shri V.H. Dighe, AGP for respondent no.1. ..... CORAM: V.C.DAGA & A.V. POTDAR,JJ. DATE: 15.07.2009 PER COURT: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner. The petitioner is challenging the caste validity certificate issued by the Caste Scrutiny Committee in favour of respondent no.2. The petitioner is claiming locus to file the petition being ex-Sarpanch of the village. Merely - 2 - because the petitioner happens to be an ex-Sarpanch of the village, he does not get right to challenge the caste validity of the citizens staying in the village in which the petitioner stays. The petitioner has no legal right to file the petition. The petition is dismissed in limine on the ground of locus, with no order as to costs. (A.V. Potdar,J.) (V.C. Daga, J.) ndk/c157094