Smt. Ranjana Desai, J. :- The petitioner claims that she belongs to Halbi Scheduled Tribe which is recognized as Scheduled Tribe under the Presidential Notification issued under Article 324 (1) of the Constitution of India. In this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner seeks to challenge judgment and order dated 24/1/02 passed by respondent 2 i.e. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Konkan Division, Thane ("the Scrutiny Committee" for short).

2. The facts of the case may have to be shortly stated. According to the petitioner, the petitioner was granted caste certificate on 10/11/98 by the Competent Authority certifying that she belongs to Halbi Scheduled Tribe. While the petitioner was prosecuting her studies in the 12th Standard, she moved the Scrutiny Committee in the month of November, 2005 for validation of her caste certificate. The Scrutiny Committee however, did not take any steps in the matter. The petitioner passed her XII standard Science Examination in the month of June, 2006. Since the Scrutiny Committee had not decided her case she addressed a letter to it on 11th June, 2006 and pointed ou