1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY : AURANGABAD BENCH WRIT PETITION NO.3826 OF 2006 Kum. Nirmala Anantrao Zunjare - - - Petitioner versus The State of Maharashtra and others. - - Respondents Shri A.S. Bayas, Advocate for petitioner. Shri S. K. Tambe, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for Respondents Nos.1 and 3. Shri M. S. Deshmukh, Advocate for Respondent No.2. Shri K. G. Ghute Patil, Advocate for Respondent No.4. CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. Dated : 7th July 2009 ORAL ORDER [ Per NARESH H. PATIL, J. ] 1. Learned Counsel Shri Bayas submits that petitioner's brother Laxman Anantram Zunjare and two daughters of real brother Sonali and Pratibha got validity certificates. Relying upon statement made by learned Shri Bayas, learned Counsel Shri Deshmukh submits that the matter could be remanded back to the Committee for verification of the petitioner's caste claim and at the same time, learned Counsel Shri Deshmukh submits that the Committee shall be at liberty to even look into the proceedings of the brother of the petitioner Laxman and two 2 daughters of the petitioner's brother whose caste claim, according to petitioner, was verified and validated. 2. On the statement made by Counsel Shri Bayas, we quash and set aside the Order dated 31-2-2005 passed by the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad and remand the matter back to the Committee. The Committee is entitled to call for files of the brother of the petitioner Laxman Anantrao Zunjare and two daughters of the brother named as above. The petitioner's caste claim shall thereafter be considered afresh on its own merits. The Committee is entitled to take appropriate decision if any illegality or fraud is noticed while granting validity to the relatives of the petitioner. All issues are kept open. This Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of the claim of the petitioner. The Committee to complete this exercise within four months from today. The petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the Committee. The petitioner would appear before the Committee on 20th July 2009 at 11 a.m. 3. With these observations, petition stands disposed of. ( N. D. DESHPANDE, J. ) ( NARESH H. PATIL, J. ) pnk/wp382606