A. P. DESHPANDE, J.

( 1 ) THE petitioner, by filing the instant petition, is challenging an order passed by the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate scrutiny Committee, Nashik, rejecting the tribe claim of the petitioner to mannerwarlu, scheduled Tribe. The petitioner came to be selected for being appointed as Police Sub- inspector consequent upon his selection by the maharashtra Public Service Commission against a seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe. Maharashtra Public Service Commission recommended the name of the petitioner for being appointed as Police Sub-Inspector and accordingly the petitioner came to be appointed in the said post. The petitioner was selected by the Maharashtra Public Service Commission in the examination held in the year 1987 and the petitioner was communicated about the same vide letter dated 04-04-1988. The petitioner was then sent for practical training and on successful completion of the training, joined regular service under the Statute with effect from 13-06-1989.

( 2 ) THE caste (tribe) certificate possessed by the petitioner was referred to the committee for its scrutiny and verification. In the first instance, the Scrutiny Committee rejected the