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. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard learned Counsel for the respective parties.

2. The petitioners are real brother and sister and they are claiming that they belong to the caste 'Halbi' Scheduled Tribe. The challenge raised in this writ petition is to the invalidation of the caste claim vide common order dated 30.05.2024.

3. Having gone through the record, it is evident that Anil Dhakate is the real uncle of the petitioners and there is no dispute about the relation. There is no dispute about this fact that Anil Dhakate was granted validity as 'Halbi' Scheduled Tribe, in compliance with the judgment of this Court dated 04.07.2019. In Writ Petition No.5400/2004, Anil Madhavrao Dhakate Vs. State of Maharashtra and others, this Court while considering the claim of the real uncle of the petitioner Anil Dhakate has relied upon the pre-independence document and recorded the following finding:

4. From the above referred observation of this Court, it is evident that this Court has relied upon four entries of pre- independence that the entries dated 02.07.1940, 07.01.1943, 29.09.1945 and 05.07.1945.

5. The same entries were relied upon by the petitioners to support the caste claim. However, all four entries were discarded by the Committee on the ground that no document is produced to establish the relations of the petitioners with the persons relating to whom such entries are. It is surprising to note that in the case of Anil Dhakare before this Court, the relations were not disputed with the persons to whom the above referred entries are. If the petitioners are related with Anil Dhakate, the Scrutiny Committee cannot be allowed to take contrary stand and dispute the relations of the petitioners with those persons.