1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8192 OF 2009 Narendrasingh s/o Jaising Rajput, Age: 21, Occ: Education, R/o. Aarwe, Post. Warud, Tq. Sindkheda, District Dhule & Ors. ...PETITIONERS VERSUS The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai-32 & Ors. ...RESPONDENTS ... Shri. P. B. Patil, Advocate for Petitioners. Shri. V.B. Ghatge, A.G.P. for State respondents. .... CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL & K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE : 2ND AUGUST, 2010. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. 2. Learned A.G.P. on instructions, submits that the petitioner No. 3 Lalit Jaising Rajput had 2 taken away the papers required for verification of the caste claim including papers of petitioner Nos. 1 and 2. Some endorsement from original file is shown to us by Shri. V.B. Ghadge, learned A.G.P., which is dated 16-11-2007. According to the learned A.G.P., the endorsement is made by petitioner No.3. 3. The learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that there are no reason for the petitioners to take papers as they were keen in getting their caste claim verified by the Committee. According to the learned Counsel for the petitioners, original caste certificates are submitted with the Committee and therefore, they are now handicapped as they do not have original caste certificates even if they desire to proceed with their caste claim afresh. 4. We find that the caste claim papers of the petitioners were said to have been forwarded and were pending since long. Instead of entering in 3 to disputed questions, we find it appropriate, in the facts of the case, to direct the parties concerned to get their caste claim verified if they so desire, afresh by the Committee. 5. We therefore observe that if the petitioners are desirous of getting their caste claim verified, then they shall appear before the Committee at Dhule on 16-08-2010 at 11-00 a.m. The petitioners are entitled to submit their xerox copies of original caste certificates and other documents. The Committee shall verify authenticity of issuance of caste certificates from the Officers or authorities who issued those certificates, if any. The Committee thereafter shall proceed to process the cases of the petitioners individually and dispose of their caste claim within six months after 16-08-2010 on its own merits. The petitioners undertake to co- operate with the Committee. At the same time, the Committee shall continue to make their efforts to search for the papers in respect of the 4 petitioners, if any. 6. The Writ Petition is disposed of. [K.K. TATED, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] SUT/AUG10/wp8192.09