Vidyadhar Damodhar More v. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad

WP 5130/15 - 1 -

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5130/2015 Vidyadhar Damodhar More, age 36 yrs., occu.nil, r/o Parbhani Tq. & Dist.Parbhani.

At present r/o Wakad Tq.Risod Dist.Washim.

...Petitioner..

Versus

Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad, Through its Member Secretary.

...Respondent...

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Shri S.S. Phatale, Advocate for petitioner.

Shri P.S. Patil, Advocate for respondent.

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CORAM: S.V. GANGAPURWALA & A.I.S. CHEEMA, JJ.

DATE: 06.05.2015 ORDER :

1] Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2] Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith and the petition is taken up for final disposal with the consent of learned counsel for the parties.

3] Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is in need of validity certificate for the

WP 5130/15 - 2 - purpose of LPG dealership. According to the learned counsel, the respondent - committee is not accepting the proposal submitted by the petitioner for validation of his tribe claim as belonging to Thakur scheduled tribe. 4] Learned counsel for the respondent submits that if some need is shown, the committee accepts the proposal. 5] The petitioner has shown the need i.e. he requires the validity certificate for the purpose of LPG dealership.

6] Considering the above, the petitioner may submit the proposal seeking validation in respect of his tribe claim as belonging to Thakur scheduled tribe with the respondent - committee. On receipt of said proposal, the respondent - committee shall scrutinize said proposal in accordance with law and take decision on it considering all the relevant aspects of the matter.

7] Rule is accordingly made absolute with no order as to costs.

(A.I.S. CHEEMA, J.) (S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.) ndk/c65153.doc