1 WP 682.2011 - ( J ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 682 OF 2011 Manisha D/o Suresh Badgujar Age : 35 Years, Occ. Service, R/o : Galli No. 6, Bhate Chawl, Sarika Cycle Mart, Dhule. .... PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra Through its Secretary Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai – 32. 2. The Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Dhule. 3. The Sub Divisional Officer Dhule Division, Dhule. .... RESPONDENTS Mr. S.R.Barlinge,Advocate for the petitioner. Mrs. A.V.Gondhalekar, Asstt. Govt. Pleader for State. 2 WP 682.2011 - ( J ) CORAM : NARESH H. PATIL & S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE OF JUDGMENT : 23/02/2011 ORAL JUDGMENT : [ PER - S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J. ] 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for respective parties, taken up for final hearing. 2. By present Writ Petition, the petitioner seeks direction against the respondent No. 3 to issue caste certificate in favour of the petitioner. 3. Mr. S.R.Barlinge, learned counsel for petitioner contends that Scrutiny Committee has set aside the order passed by Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule and had directed Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule to pass reasoned order. In spite of the fact that eight ( 8 ) months have passed, Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule has not passed any order. 4. Mrs. A.V.Gondhalekar, learned Assistant Govt. Pleader contends that the petitioner has not approached Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule. The petitioner should appear before Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule to enable him to pass detail order. 5. The factual matrix is not disputed. The Scrutiny Committee 3 WP 682.2011 - ( J ) had set aside the order of Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule and directed him to consider the caste claim of the petitioner and pass reasoned order. 6. In light of the above, we direct the petitioner to appear before Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule on 1/3/2011. The Sub Divisional Officer, Dhule shall thereafter decide application of the petitioner for issuance of caste certificate within a period of six ( 6 ) weeks. 7. Rule is accordingly made absolute, however with no order as to costs. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL,J.] knp/WP 682.2011