Petitioner challenged a caste validity certificate granted to the respondent by the Scrutiny Committee. The court found no reason to interfere as the claim was upheld on verified documents.
The writ petition is dismissed with no order as to costs.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR
Writ Petition No. 6144 of 2010
Sunil Namdeorao Shirbhate
...Versus...
State of Maharashtra & ors.
Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directio ns and Registrar's orders.
Mr. V.K. Gulhane Advocate for the Petitioner. Mrs. Deshpande, AGP for Respondents 1 & 2. Mr. V.M. Deshpande Advocate for Res. no.3.
CORAM : Smt. Vasanti A. Naik & Sunil P. Deshmukh, JJ.
DATE : 28.08.2012.
By this petition, the petitioner challenges the caste validity certificate granted by the Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati Division, Amravati, in favour of respondent no.3. The Scrutiny Committee had upheld the claim of respondent no.3 of belonging to Kunbi, an Other Backward Class.
It is necessary to note that the petitioner was not a party
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to the proceedings before the Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee. Though it is the case of the petitioner that the documents filed by the respondent no.3 before the Scrutiny Committee in support of his caste claim were false and bogus, it appears from the affidavit filed on behalf of the Committee that the documents were verified and found to be correct and the caste claim of the respondent no.3 was upheld only on an appreciation of the documents produced.
In the facts of the case, we see no reason to interfere with the impugned order granting Caste Validity Certificate in favour of respondent no.3. The writ petition is dismissed with no order as to costs.
JUDGE JUDGE
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the High Court ought to interfere with the caste validity certificate granted by the Scrutiny Committee to the respondent.
Sunil Namdeorao Shirbhate
State of Maharashtra
Respondent no.3
Vasanti A. Naik
Sunil P. Deshmukh
As recorded by the court registry
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