1 wp10199-10 ttm IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.10199 OF 2010 Sunil Kisan Thombare .. Petitioner Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Anr. .. Respondents Mr.A.M.Joshi for the petitioner Mr.C.R.Sonawane, A.G.P. for the respondents CORAM: D.K.DESHMUKH & K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE: 20TH JANUARY, 2011 P.C. 1. Heard. 2. Perused the record. There is an entry in the school record that the petitioner s father is a Hindu Koli. Therefore, there is no question of ’ petitioner belonging to any caste other than Koli because his father is a Koli. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner relies on entry in the service record of his grand father to show that his caste is mentioned as Mahadeo Koli. The petitioner has not produced entry in the school 2 wp10199-10 records in relation to the caste of his grand father. He has not produced even the birth record of his grand father. 4. In our opinion, if the petitioner could get service record of the grand father, he could as well have produced school entries in relation to his grand father. Obviously, petitioner is not producing that because it goes against him. The entire burden to prove that the petitioner belongs to Koli Mahadev Schedule Tribe is on the petitioner. 5. In our opinion, the Committee has rightly concluded that he has failed to prove that he belongs to Koli Mahadev Schedule Tribe. Petition is dismissed. (D.K. DESHMUKH, J) (K.K. TATED, J)