IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 384 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 384 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 384 OF 2007 Ramakant Ramdas Jadhav ] .. Petitioner Versus 1. State of Maharashtra & 2 ors. ] .. Respondents Mr. R.K. Mendadkar for the petitioner. Mr. S.R. Nargolkar, AGP, for the respondents. CORAM: S.B. MHASE, & R.S. MOHITE, JJ. DATED: 02ND APRIL, 2007 P.C. : . Heard Mr. R.K. Mendadkar. 2. The petitioner claims social status as "Mahadev Koli". His caste claim has been invalidated by the Scrutiny Committee. The said order is challenged. It is noticed that the petitioner’s father and uncle were initially shown in their School Register as "Hindu Koli". Later on, somebody fabricated the record to state that they were "Suryawanshi Koli" which was subsequently changed to "Malhar Koli" and ultimately to "Mahadeo Koli". This manipulation could not have taken place in the School Register unless the petitioner or : 2 : the petitioner’s father desired such changes. This shows that the whole attempt in getting a social status as Scheduled Tribe Mahadeo Koli is to grab the benefits of reservation. No interference is called for. Writ Petition is hereby rejected. Sd/- Sd/- [R.S. MOHITE, J.] [R.S. MOHITE, J.] [R.S. MOHITE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.] [S.B. MHASE, J.]