JUDGMENT :

ABHAY AHUJA, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Ms. Solunke, the learned AGP for Respondents No.1 to 3-State waives service.

2. By consent of counsel for the parties, Writ Petition is heard finally.

3. By this Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, Petitioner is challenging the order dated 10th August, 2018 passed by Respondent No.2-Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar, invalidating the caste claim of Petitioner, as belonging to Thakur, Scheduled Tribe.

4. Mr. Mendadkar, the learned counsel for Petitioner submits that Petitioner has submitted various documents including 17 caste validity certificates of Kum. Mrudula Prakash Bhamare, Shri Ashish Prakash Bhamare, Kum Kamini Kantilal Bhamare, Shri Rohan Arvind Bhamare, Shri Harshal Kumar Arvind Bhamare, Shri Shashank Prakash Bhamare, Prakash Hiralal Bhamare, ([petitioner’s maternal uncle; certificate issued pursuant to order dated 27th July 2017 in Writ Petition No. 6972 of 2014 by the Aurangabad Bench of this court (page 56, Exhibit B)), Suvarnalata Gulab Thakur, Bharat Gulabsingh Thakur, Nita Divan Bhamare, Virendra Gulabsingh Thakur, Amol Gulabsingh Thakur, pre-consti