1811wp4818.11.odt 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR Writ Petition No. 4818 of 2011 (Krishna K. Chandekar .vs. State and Ors.) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders Coram: D. D. Sinha and A. P. Bhangale, JJ. Date : 18/11/2011. Heard Mr.S.M.Ukey, Adv. for petitioner and Mr.D.P.Thakare, A.G.P. for respondent nos. 1 and 3. This petition is directed against the order dt.13.9.2011 passed by respondent no.1 whereby the petitioner is reverted from the post of Sub-Divisional Officer to the post of Sectional Engineer for non-submission of Validity Certificate. The learned Counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending before the Caste Scrutiny Committee/respondent no.3 and therefore, prayed that direction be given to the Caste Scrutiny committee to decide the same in accordance with law and interim protection granted by this Court vide order 1811wp4818.11.odt 2 dated 27th September, 2011 may be continued till such decision is taken by the Committee. On the backdrop of the above referred facts, it will be appropriate to pass the following order. ORDER The petition is disposed of with a direction to respondent no.3/Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner, if not decided earlier, in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of six months. Till decision is taken by the Committee, interim stay granted by this Court vide order dated 27th September, 2011 shall continue to operate and if the caste claim of the petitioner is validated, respondent no.1 shall re-consider the impugned order accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE jais