JUDGMENT :

Sandeep V. Marne, J.

1. Caste Scrutiny Committee, Aurangabad was tasked upon to decide the claims of Rushali Balaji Chitale and Akshay Balaji Chitale in respect of ‘Mannerwarlu’ Tribe. The Committee proceeded to invalidate the tribe claims of Rushali and Akshay vide judgment and order dated 19.10.2018. Rushali and Akshay had relied upon validity certificates issued in favour of several of their relatives, including their father. Rejection of tribe claims of Rushali and Akshay has triggered issuance of Show Cause Notices to their relatives, including their father, for cancellation of their respective validity certificates. Such Show Cause Notices have been subject matter of challenge before us in the present petitions.

2. Since the issue involved in all the writ petitions is common, we have discussed the facts in Writ Petition No.2552 of 2019 filed by Balaji Gunaji Chitale, who is father of Rushali and Akshay.

3. Balaji (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Petitioner’) has challenged Show Cause Notice dated 26.11.2018 issued by Scheduled Tribe Certificate Verification Committee, Aurangabad conveying him that a suspicion has been raised in respect of the validity certificate date