JUDGMENT :

AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.

1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of learned counsels appearing for the parties.

2. Heard Mr. S.R. Narnaware, learned counsel for the petitioner; Dr. Birendra Saraf, learned Advocate General with Mr. D.V. Chavan, learned Government Pleader for respondent Nos.1 to 3, 5 and 8; Mr. M.P. Khajanchi, learned counsel for respondent No. 7 and Miss Neerja Choube, learned counsel for respondent No. 4.

3. On 04/04/2024, upon hearing the learned counsels for the parties for interim relief, we had passed the following order:

“1. Heard Mr. Narnaware, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. Deven Chauhan, learned Government Pleader for the respondent nos. 1 to 3 and 5, Miss Neerja Choubey learned Counsel for the respondent no. 4 and Mr. S P. Dharmadhikari, learned Senior Counsel for the respondent no. 7, all of whom have appeared suo motu.

2. The basic reliefs claimed in the petition is against the decision passed by the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur, dated 28/03/2024, (Page-135), by which, the caste claim of the petitioner belonging to Scheduled Caste ‘Chambhar’ which was earlier validated by the Caste Scrutiny Committee on 17/