JUDGMENT :

ABHAY J. MANTRI, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of both the parties.

2. The petitioner has raised a challenge to the order dated 12.7.2019, passed by respondent No. 1-District Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Yavatmal (for short, the “Scrutiny Committee”) thereby invalidating her caste claim that she belongs to ‘Kshatriya’ - Other Backward Class (for short “OBC”).

3. The petitioner is a student pursuing the course of Civil Engineering at respondent No. 2 College. The petitioner claims that she belongs to the Kshatriya caste, which is recognized as OBC at Serial No. 126 under Government Resolution (for short “GR”) dated 25.6.2008 and Notification dated 26.9.2008. On 3.9.2015, the Sub-Divisional Officer, Yavatmal issued an OBC caste certificate in favour of the petitioner.

4. The Headmaster of Anglo Hindi High School and Junior College sent a proposal of the petitioner to respondent No. 1 Scrutiny Committee for verification of her caste claim as ‘Kshatriya’ OBC. Accordingly, the Committee called upon the petitioner to tender documents in support of her claim. In pursuance of the same, the petitioner produced eleven documents. In