1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.2416/2011 (Smt. Geeta Jagdish Nimje .vs. Joint Commissioner & Vice-Chairman and others ) with WRIT PETITION NO.2417/2011 (Waman Ghanshyam Bokde .vs. Joint Commissioner & Vice-Chairman and others ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. S.R. Narnaware, Avocate for Petitioners Mr. P.B. Patil, Advocate for Respondent no.1. Mr. A.S. Sonare, AGP for Respondents no.2 and 3. CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : JULY 12, 2011 Heard. Advocate Mr. Narnaware for the petitioners states that the caste claim of the petitioners sent for verification on 3.7.2010 through Tahsildar, Mohadi is still not taken up by respondent no.1. He further states that petitioners occupy posts of Sarpanch/Up-sarpanch reserved for Scheduled Tribe and hence verification of their caste certificates at the earliest is essential. Learned AGP for respondents no.2 and 3 states that expeditious consideration of caste claim in accordance with law is essential. Advocate Mr. Patil for respondent no.1 states that in absence of proper Members on respondent no.1 Committee, the Committee could not proceed further 2 and since all Members are available now, appropriate decision in this respect will be taken. He is seeking time of at least one week to make proper statement in this respect. We find that issue can be resolved by directing respondent no.1 to take up adjudication of caste claim of the petitioners at the earliest if it is already not taken up and decided. The petitioners shall remain present before respondent no.1- Committee for said purpose on 3.8.2011 and Committee shall thereafter proceed further in the matter in accordance with law and attempt to decide the caste claim of the petitioners as early as possible and in any case within a period of six months thereafter. With these directions, present writ petitions are disposed of. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE halwai