1 WP No.2354/10 mpt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO.2354 of 2010 Devendra Gokuldas Patil ... Petitioner versus Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee No.2, Kolhapur and others ... Respondents ... Mr.Sandesh Patil for the petitioner. Mr.A.A.Garge for respondent no.4. Mr.C.R.Sonawane AGP for respondent nos.1, 2, 3 and 6. Mr.P.J.Thorat for respondent no.5. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH AND N.D.DESHPANDE, JJ DATED : 25th August 2010 P.C. 1. By this petition, petitioner has challenged validity certificate issued in favour of respondent no.5 by the respondent no.1 committee certifying that respondent no.5 belongs to “Kunbi” other backward caste. Respondent no.5 is in no way connected to the petitioner. The respondent has not used that certificate against 2 WP No.2354/10 the petitioner for any purpose. No right of the petitioner is violated by grant of validity certificate in favour of respondent no.5. Respondent no.5 is not competing with the petitioner for any seat or post or office. It appears that the petitioner has filed this petition merely because he does not like the respondent no.5. In our opinion, filing of such petitions amounts to abusing the process of the law and clogging the already overburdened dockets of the Court. In our opinion, merely rejecting such petitions will not serve the interest of justice but exemplary costs should be imposed on the petitioner who has misused the extra ordinary jurisdiction of the Court. 2. Petition is rejected. Petitioner is directed to pay to the respondent no.1 – Caste Scrutiny Committee Rs.50,000/- as and by way of costs of this petition. 3. At this stage, request is made for the stay of the operation of this order. Request is rejected. (D.K.DESHMUKH, J) (N.D.DESHPANDE,J)