‘Mehtar’ caste is included in Special Backward Class category. It further appears that, the petitioner obtained certificate that, he belongs to ‘Mehtar’ Special Backward Class category, and the same was sent for verification / scrutiny, and accordingly, to that effect the Scrutiny Committee issued a certificate of validity, copy of which is placed on record at Exhibit-C, Page-13. Upon careful perusal of the certificate of validity referred herein above, it is crystal clear that, the certificate of validity is issued on 24th June, 2014. It appears that, at the time of filing Petition, the petitioner’s age is 56 years, and by this time, the petitioner might have crossed 57 years of age. In view of the fact that, the ‘Mehtar’ caste was included in Special Backward Class by the Government of Maharashtra in the month of June, 2008, and to that effect the certificate of validity, showing that, the petitioner belongs to the said caste, which is included in the Special Backward Class, has been placed on record. Therefore, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, when the petitioner is at the fag end of his service career, belated attempt on the part of the respondents to send the show cause notice to the petitioner on 15th January, 2015, [copy of which is placed on record at Exhibit-E Page 24 of the compilation of the Writ Petition],
