JUDGMENT

Anil L. Pansare, J. - Heard Mr. Sudame, learned Counsel for the Petitioners and Mr. Madiwale, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the Respondent Nos.1 to 3.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the learned Counsel for the parties.

3. The Petitioner No.1 is son and Petitioner No.2 is mother. The Petitioner No.1's caste claim as belonging to 'Mahar' Scheduled Caste has been invalidated by the Respondent No.2 - Scrutiny Committee mainly on the ground that the Petitioner No.1 has not submitted the documentary evidence from the paternal side relatives, but has submitted and based his caste claim on the basis of documents of the maternal side relatives.

4. The Petitioner No.1 in support of his caste claim submitted Caste Validity Certificate issued in favour of his mother i.e. Petitioner No.2. In addition he had submitted the documentary evidence of maternal relatives to substantiate his caste claim as belonging to 'Mahar'.

5. The Scrutiny Committee has considered the documents which are of the year 1948, 1954, 1966 and so on. The Scrutiny Committee had held that these documents show that the caste of the maternal relatives of the Petitioner No.1