JUDGMENT

Vinay Joshi, J. (Oral) - Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of parties.

2. These petitions are filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for quashment and setting aside of impugned common order dated 11.04.2017, passed by the respondent - Scheduled Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Amravati. By the impugned order, the caste claim of petitioners - Saurabh (Writ Petition No. 5805/2017) and Advait (Writ Petition No.5788/2017), were came to be invalidated.

3. Petitioners claim to be belonging to "Thakur - Scheduled Tribe", which is an entry at Sr. No. 44 of Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950. Petitioners are prosecuting their education and accordingly petitioner - Saurabh, has applied to the respondent Committee on 27.11.2006, through the Principal, Bhartiya Mahavidyalaya, Rajapeth, Amravati, whilst petitioner - Advait, equally applied to the respondent Committee on 15.06.2010, through the Principal, Shri R.L.T. College of Science, Akola, for verification of their caste claim.

4. Accordingly, petitioners caste certificates were forwarded for verification to respondent Committee. Petitioners submitted various documents, incl