JUDGMENT :

(Abhay J. Mantri, J.)

1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. Heard finally with the consent of learned Counsel for the parties.

2. The challenge is raised to the order dated 21-06-2023 passed by respondent no.2- the Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Chandrapur (for short- 'the Scrutiny Committee'), whereby, the claim of the petitioner that she belongs to 'Halba' (Scheduled Tribe') has been rejected.

3. It is the case of the petitioner that she belongs to 'Halba' (Scheduled Tribe'). Accordingly, on 28-09-1981, the Executive Magistrate, Chimur, issued a caste certificate in her favour that she belongs to 'Halba' (Scheduled Tribe'). In the year 1991, the petitioner joined the post of Clerk to respondent No. 1 Bank under the 'Halba' (Scheduled Tribe') category. To get a validity certificate petitioner had applied to the Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur, for verification of her caste validity Certificate, which was invalidated, that she belongs to 'Halba' (Scheduled Tribe'). Therefore, the petitioner had challenged the order dated 30-12-1998 passed by the said Committee before this Court in Writ Petition No.1179/1999.

4. This Court by order dated 12-03-2014 qua