1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 653/2008 (Abhijeet s/o Rajendrea Bobde vs. Divisional Social Welfare Officer Nagpur and others ) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memorandum of Coram Court's or Judges Order appearances, Court's orders of directions and Registrar's orders. .................................................................................................................................................................. 1 CORAM: D.D. SINH A & SMT. V.A . NAIK , JJ. DATED: 19th March, 2008. *** Heard Shri S.B.Bangde, learned counsel for petitioner. 2. In the present petition, the petitioner is seeking a direction to the Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee/ Respondent No.1 to decide the caste claim (OBC : caste Kunbi) of the petitioner, within the stipulated period. 3. Mr. Neeraj Patil, learned Adv. holding for Mrs. Neeta Jog, learned counsel for respondent no.1 states that the caste claim of the petitioner may have been decided by now. Be that, as it may, we dispose of the petition with a direction to the respondent No.1 to decide the caste claim of the petitioner on its own merit and according to the procedure applicable in this regard, if not decided earlier, within a period of three months from 2 the date of communication of this order. 4. Needless to state that Respondent Nos. 2 and 3 are free to act on the basis of the decision of the Caste Scrutiny Committee. JUDGE JUDGE sahare