JUDGMENT :

S.G. Dige, J:

Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith.

With consent of both parties, heard finally at admission stage.

2. By this petition, the petitioner is challenging the impugned decision of the Scheduled Tribes Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad – respondent no.2 (for short, “the Scrutiny Committee”) dated 15th December, 2021 invalidating the tribe claim of the petitioner as belonging to “Thakur, Scheduled Tribe community.

3. Brief facts of the case are as under :-

The tribe certificate of the petitioner as belonging to Thakur, Scheduled Tribe was referred to respondent no.2 – Scrutiny Committee for verification through the College of petitioner along with the documentary evidence of 1337 Fasli and certificates of validities issued in favour of his real brother – Subham Ashok Nikam, cousin brother – Yeshraj Dilip Nikam and cousin sister – Tanushree Dilip Nikam under the orders passed by this Court in respective Petitions. The Scrutiny Committee had referred the matter for vigilance inquiry. After receiving vigilance cell report, the Scrutiny Committee se