1 wp 1521-2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. 1521 OF 2011 Shinde Sarjerao Mahadev ...Petitioner VS. Union of India & Ors. ...Respondents Mr.Shinde Sarjerao Mahadeo, Petitioner present in person. Mr.Ravi Kadam, Advocate General with Mrs.A.S. Pai, APP for the State. CORAM : B.H. MARLAPALLE & U.D. SALVI, JJ. JUNE 16, 2011 P.C. :- 1 The petitioner, who appears as a party in person, was a member of the police force and as per him, Section 3(1)(viii) of The Scheduled Castes and The Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, is required to be amended so as to substitute the word “legal” by the word “unjust”. He also prayed for sending notices to the same effect to the Speaker 2 wp 1521-2011 of Lok Sabha, Principal Secretary, Law Commission of India and other authorities. 2 He prays for a writ to be issued by this Court directing the Parliament to amend the said Act on the lines suggested by him. 3 We are afraid such a petition cannot be entertained by us and therefore, this petition must fail as not maintainable. 4 Hence, the petition is rejected as not maintainable. (U.D. SALVI, J) (B.H. MARLAPALLE, J)