1 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. 9061 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 9061 OF 2007 WRIT PETITION NO. 9061 OF 2007 Rajendra Murlidhar Gadekar. .. Petitioner. vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors. .. Respondents. Mr. R.K. Mendadkar for Petitioner. Mr. A.L. Patki, AGP., for respondents. .. CORAM: J.N. PATEL & CORAM: J.N. PATEL & CORAM: J.N. PATEL & SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. SMT. NISHITA MHATRE, JJ. DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2007. DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2007. DATE: 11TH DECEMBER, 2007. P.C. . Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. The petitioner has filed this petition challenging the decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee as well as its order refusing to entertain review application of the petitioner. 3. The petitioner challenged the decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee which validated the caste certificate of respondent no. 1 as the person 2 belonging to "Kunbi" other backward classes. 4. We find that the petitioner has no locus standi in the matter and this is nothing but an abuse of the process of the Court. Therefore, we dismiss this petition with costs. We quantify the cost at Rs. 5000/-. Cost to be deposited in this Court within a period of four weeks. If such cost is deposited, the same should be credited in the account of High Court Legal Services Committee. If the petitioner fails to deposit cost, the Collector, Nasik is directed to recover the same as fine by resorting to the provisions of the Maharashtra Land Revenue Code. (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (J.N. Patel, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.) (Smt. Nishita Mhatre, J.)