Balabhau Deorao Mangale v. District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Akola Through Its Member Secretary And Others

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.2834 OF 2019 (Balabhau Deorao Mangale vs. District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee and others) ______________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders.

Shri S.V. Deshmukh, Advocate for petitioner.

Shri N.S. Rao, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent nos.1 to 3.

--------- CORAM : R.K. DESHPANDE AND S.M. MODAK, JJ.

DATED : APRIL 5, 2019 The challenge in this petition is to the caste validity certificate issued in the name of respondent no.4 for "Kunbi" (Other Backward Class). The respondent no.4 was elected as Sarpanch on the basis of his caste. His caste claim was validated on 9/10/2018.

We asked the learned Counsel for the petitioner about status of the petitioner. It is informed to us that the petitioner is a voter. We further made a query as to what steps the petitioner took after issuance of caste validity certificate in the name of respondent no.4.

The learned Counsel for the petitioner is unable to point out to us any steps taken, but informs that the petitioner was well aware that the respondent no.4 contested the election as a candidate belonging to Other Backward Class category.

0504wp2834.19 2/2 We find that the petition is frivolous and lacks bonafides. Hence, it is dismissed with costs of rupees two thousand to be paid to the High Court Bar Association, Nagpur.

JUDGE JUDGE khj