S. S. SHINDE, J. :- Heard Learned Counsel appearing for the respective parties.

2. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. The learned Counsel for respective respondents waive notice. With the consent of the parties, heard finally at the stage of admission.

3. This Writ Petition takes exception to the decision dated 14-10-2009 passed by the respondent No.2 i.e. the Scheduled Tribe Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar Division, Nandurbar, thereby invalidating the tribe claim of the petitioner that she belongs to "Thakur-Scheduled Tribe'.

4. The petitioner applied for issuance of Tribe Certificate as "Thakur Scheduled Tribe" to the competent authority i.e. Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule, The Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule Sub Division, Dhule issued tribe certificate of "Thakur-Scheduled Tribe" to the petitioner on 18-12-2000.

5. It is the case of the petitioner that she belongs to "Thakur-Scheduled Tribe". The petitioner was admitted in the academic year 2006-2007 to B.Tech. (Paint) course in respondent No.5 college. Throughout school record, the caste of the petitioner is recorded as "Thakur-Scheduled Tribe". It is further case of the petitioner that in the basic school record of grand-