IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3793 OF 2007 Manmohan Suryakant Chonkar ..Petitioner V/s. State of Maharashtra & Others ..Respondents Mr.P.K. Dhakephalkar i/by R.K. Mendadkar for the petitioner. Mr.C.R. Sonawane, AGP for respondent No.1,2 & 4. Ms.Manjiri Parasnis for resopndent No.5. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & J.P. DEVADHAR, JJ. DATED : 5TH AUGUST, 2008 P.C. : 1. Matter is not on board for final hearing. By consent of both the parties, taken up for final hearing. Heard finally. 2. By this petition, the petitioner is challenging the order passed by the Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee on 20-4-2007 holding that the claim of the petitioner that he belongs to Sonar caste, which is O.B.C. is invalid. 2. We have heard the learned counsel appearing for both the sides. We have perused the order. Perusal of the order impugned in the petition shows that the Committee has referred to the evidence submitted by the petitioner, complainant, report submitted by the Vigilance cell and also to the arguments advanced by both the sides and has recorded conclusion that the caste claim of the petitioner is not valid. But the Committee has nowhere dealt with the relevant aspect and has not given any reasons why it holds that the caste claim of the petitioner is not valid. 3. In our opinion, it was necessary in this case for the Committee to record reasons because the report submitted by the Vigilance cell shows that in the school record of the petitioner’s father, his caste is mentioned as Daivadnya Sonar. The Vigilance Cell has pointed out that the entry appears to be suspicious. Therefore, if this entry is to be discarded, it was necessary for the Committee to go through the original record. If necessary, admit other evidence to find out whether the entry is genuine or not. In these circumstances, therefore, in our opinion the order of the Scrutiny Committee will have to be set aside. In our opinion, therefore, following order would meet the ends of justice. 4. The order passed by the Caste Certificate Verification Scrutiny Committee, impugned in the petition is set aside. The matter is remitted back to the Scrutiny Committee for denovo consideration and decision in accordance with law. 5. Rule is made absolute accordingly. No costs. D.K. DESHMUKH, J. J.P. DEVADHAR, J.