1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 4386 OF 2010 Saikiran S/o Ramrao Totawar, Age Minor, Occu. Education, Through Natural Guardian/father Ramrao S/o Arunrao Totawar, Age 41 years, Occu. Service, R/o Degloor, Tq. Degloor, Dist. Nanded .. PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through It’s Secretary to Tribal Development Department,Mantralaya, Mumbai-32. 2) The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad, Division Aurangbad through its Dy. Director (R), Aurangabad. 3) The Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor, Dist. Nanded. RESPONDENTS. ... Shri P.V. Jadhavar, Advocate for Petitioner. Shri D.R. Korde, A.G.P. for respondent Nos. 1 & 3. Shri P.S. Patil, Advocate for respondent No. 2. CORAM :- P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 7th MAY, 2010. 2 ORAL JUDGMENT: (Per P.V.HARDAS,J.) Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. Despite the fact that validity certificate being issued in favour father of the petitioner, the application of the petitioner for issuance of a caste certificate as belonging to ‘Mannerwarlu-Scheduled Tribe’ came to be rejected. 3. The petitioner who was desirous of obtaining a caste certificate as belonging to Mannerwarlu-Scheduled Tribe, submitted an application before the Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor. The petitioner placed reliance on the validity certificate issued in favour his father. The Sub Divisional Officer declined to place any reliance on the said certificate on the ground that in the census record caste of the 3 petitioner and his other relatives was recorded as ‘Manurwar’. 4. According to us since the Scrutiny Committee had conducted an in depth inquiry and had issued validity certificate it was not open to the Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor, accordingly on parallel inquiry and reject the application. 5. Accordingly, this Writ Petition allowed and the impugned orders are quashed and set aside, and the Sub Divisional Officer, Degloor is directed to forthwith issue certificate to the petitioner as belonging to Mannerwarlu-Scheduled Tribe. 6. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J ] [ P.V. HARDAS, J ] SDM* 4386.10WP(J)