1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7011 OF 2008 DIST.: NASHIK Khilonmal Jumdomal Basantani & Anr. ...Petitioners Versus Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nasik Divison, & Ors. ...Respondents. Mr. P.K. Dhakephalkar i/by Mr.Sathyam Acharya for the Petitioners Mr. A.L. Patki, Special Government Pleader, for Respondents No. 1 to 4. CORAM: B ILAL NAZKI and J.H. BHATIA, JJ. DATE: OCTOBER 16, 2008 P.C.:- This petition has been filed, seeking direction to respondent No.1-Committee to exercise power under Section 7 of the Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-Notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000, and revoke the Caste Validity Certificate issued in favour of respondents No. 5 and 6. 2 2. It appears that the petitioners had purchased land from respondents No. 5 and 6, and later on, respondents No. 5 and 6 claimed that they belong to Scheduled Tribes, and as such, the sale of the land was invalid. Therefore, the petitioners started agitating the matter with regard to the caste of respondents No. 5 and 6. The Caste Certificate issued to respondents No. 5 and 6 was validated by the Committee by its order dated 9th May, 2000. The petitioners filed a Writ Petition against the order of the Committee, being Writ Petition No. 9216 of 2005, which was dismissed by this Court on 23rd January, 2006. The petitioners moved the Supreme Court by way of Special Leave Petition, which was also dismissed on 30th November, 2007. Therefore, the question as to whether respondents No. 5 and 6 belong to a particular caste or not is concluded, and it cannot be allowed to be re-agitated again and again. 3. This Writ Petition is misconceived and accordingly dismissed. BILAL NAZKI, J. J.H. BHATIA, J.