1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6694 OF 2009 Kolhapur District Co-operative Agricultural Rural Multipurpose Development Bank Ltd., Kolhapur. ... Petitioner Vs. Sardar hasan Sanadi & Ors. ... Respondents Mr. Sudhir Hardikar,Advocate,for the petitioner. Mr. B.V.Bukhari, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr.C.R.Sonawane, AGP, for respondents 2 to 4. CORAM: F.I.REBELLO AND J.H.BHATIA, JJ. DATE : 1st December, 2009. P.C. 1. The caste certificate of the petitioner belonging to Muslim Sikkalgar was validated by the Committee by its order dated 20.12.2007. It is not in dispute that the Caste Muslim Sikkalgar is also treated as Nomedic Tribe. It appears that some employees of the petitioner herein have filed some objection before the Committee. However,as per the record of the Committee, though they were given notice, they have failed to appear and that is how the Committee proceeded to examine the factual evidence before it as also report of the Vigilance Cell. 2 2. The petitioner is the employer of respondent No.1. He has filed no objection before the Committee. The employees who have filed objection have not challenged the order of the Committee. Apart from that, the respondent no.1 has since retired and the grievances of the respondent No.1 is that inspite of that his terminal benefits and gratuity have not been paid. 3. Once there is finding of fact and further as the caste certificate was scrutinized by the Committee on the petitioner forwarding the caste claim of the respondent No.1, in our opinion, the petition is not maintainable. Consequently, the petition is dismissed. 4. Considering that since respondent No.1 has retired and in the event the terminal dues and gratuity have not been paid, the petitioner to pay to respondent No.1 within four weeks from today. (J.H.BHATIA,J.) (F.I.REBELLO,J.)