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Subham Santhosh Bagul v. State Of Maharashtra And Another

2019-11-04Hon'Ble Shri Justice S V Gangapurwala,Hon'Ble Shri Justice Avinash G. Gharote4 pages

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5840 OF 2019 SUBHAM SANTHOSH BAGUL

VERSUS

STATE OF MAHARASHTRA AND ANOTHER ...

Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. Deshmukh Mahesh S. AGP for Respondents : Mr. S. P. Tiwari ...

CORAM:S. V. GANGAPURWALA & AVINASH G. GHAROTE, JJ.

DATE: 04 th NOVEMBER, 2019 PER COURT:

1.

The caste claim of the petitioner as Thakur, Scheduled Tribe is invalidated.

2.

Mr. Deshmukh, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the real uncle's son of the petitioner namely Pramod Namdev Thakur is issued with the validity certificate of Thakur, Scheduled Tribe. The father of the petitioner is also issued with the validity certificate of Thakur, Scheduled Tribe. The learned counsel submits that the only ground for negativing the claim of the petitioner is that the father of the petitioner did not pass the affinity test, however

2 wp 5840.19 that was not the reasoning given while granting validity to the real uncle's son namely Pramod. According to the learned counsel, the preconstitutional document i.e. school record of the grandfather of the petitioner records caste as Thakur. The learned counsel submits that the affinity test is not the litmus test. There are no contra evidence on record.

3.

The learned Assistant Government Pleader submits that the father of the petitioner could not prove the affinity test. The surname of the second cousin of the petitioner is recorded as Bramhabhat which would show that the family of the petitioner does not belong to Thakur, Scheduled Tribe. According to the learned A.G.P., as the petitioner has not proved the affinity test and so also his father, the committee has rightly negatived the claim.

4.

The relationship is not disputed. Pramod is the real uncles son of the petitioner. He has been issued with the validity certificate. The father

3 wp 5840.19 of the petitioner is also issued with the validity certificate.

5.

The documents on record relied by the petitioner including pre-constitutional documents records caste as Thakur. The same can be referred to as under - अ.

क.

नाव उमेदवारांशी नाते उपलब्ध पुरावा पुराव्ात नमूद जात पुराव्ााे वर शेरा संतोर रतन बागुल वडील न. पा. शाळा क. ५ भुसावळ ता. भुसावळ, जज.

जळगाव हहदू इ.मा.

३०.०६.१९७५ -- नामदेव रतन बागुल काका न्ू इंगगलश सकूल , भुसावळ ता.

भुसावळ, जज. जळगाव ठाकूर १६.०६.१९५६ - पमोद नामदेव ठाकूर ाुलत भाउ शाले् जनरल रजजिर नं १ ाा उतारा हहदू ठाकूर १७.०६.१९७६ रतन नथू बागुल आजोबा जज. प. केदी् पाथ.शाळा अडावद ता. ाोपडा, जज.

जळगाव हहदू ठाकूर १७.०६.१९२४ फी देणार रघुनाथ दौलत ्ቜ्ቧभाट ाुलत ाुलत भाऊ शाळा पवेश ननगरम उतारा जज. प.

केदी् पाथ. शाळा अडावद ता.

ाोपडा, जज. जळगाव हहदू ठाकूर २१.०६.१९५७ सदर पुरावे अरपता ठाकूर ्ांच्ा नसतीमधून घेतलेले आहेत.

अजरदारााे कुटुंब मूळाे लोणी अडावद, ता.

ाोपडा, जज.

रंगनाथ दौलत ्ቜ्ቧभाट ाुलत ाुलत भाऊ शाळा पवेश ननगरम उतारा जज. प.

केदी् पाथ. शाळा अडावद ता.

ाोपडा, जज. जळगाव हहदू ठाकूर २२.०६.१९५७ जळगांव ्ेथील असून बागुल कुळातील र्ሹनातेवानक म्हणजे ाुलत ाुलत भाऊ असल््ााे नद.

३०.१०.२०१८ ाे सुनावणीत अजरदाराने सांनगतले जगदीश रघुनाथ साळुंके अजरदारााे मामेभाऊ शाळा पवेश ननगरम उतारा हहदू ठाकूर इ.मा.

१३.०६.१९७८ पुरावा सव्ंसपि आहे

4 wp 5840.19 All the documents recorded above shows the caste recorded as Thakur.

6.

Considering the aforesaid documents and the validity issued to the father of the petitioner and the son of the real uncle of the petitioner, the impugned order is quashed and set aside. The committee shall issue validity certificate to the petitioner of Thakur, Scheduled Tribe.

7.

Writ Petition is accordingly allowed. No costs.

[AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.] [S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] marathe