vss IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.844 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.844 OF 2006 WRIT PETITION NO.844 OF 2006 Satish Namadeorao Sonwane ... Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Ors. ... Respondents Mr.R.K. Mendadkar with Ms.H.K. Mandlik for Petitioner Mr.R.D. Rane, Government Pleader, for Respondent Nos.1 to 3 CORAM: V.G. PALSHIKAR, Ag.C.J & V.G. PALSHIKAR, Ag.C.J & V.G. PALSHIKAR, Ag.C.J & SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, SMT.NISHITA MHATRE, J. J. J. DATED: FEBRUARY 22, 2006 FEBRUARY 22, 2006 FEBRUARY 22, 2006 P.C.: P.C.: P.C.: . By this Petition, the Petitioner has challenged the order dated 19.7.2005 passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee holding that the Petitioner’s certificate of belonging to Gadi Lohar, Nomadic Tribe is invalid. 2. The Petitioner has now filed an affidavit stating that the Petitioner will not claim for himself and his relations any benefits flowing out of the certificate but his last 13 years’ service be protected. In our opinion, such protection is liable to be granted to the Petitioner taking into consideration some Resolutions of the Government of Maharashtra granting such protection to other caste or tribe people. The Petition is, therefore, disposed of with the : 2 : observations that the order dated 19.7.2005 is confirmed as correct. The Petitioner shall not hereafter claim any benefit flowing out of the certificate for himself or his relations. 3. Petition is accordingly disposed of.