1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 5519 OF 2011 (Ramkrishna Mahadeo Ghodpage vs. Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Kjrishi Vidyapeeth Akola and another ) .................................................................................................................................................................... Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's order of directions and Registrar's orders ..................................................................................................................................................................... CORAM : D.D.SINHA & A.P.BHANGALE, JJ DATED : 9th November, 2011. Heard Mr. R.S. Parsodkar, learned counsel for petitioner; Mr.Abhay Sambre for respondent no.1 and Mr S.M. Puranik for Respondent no.3-Committee. This Writ Petition is directed against the impugned order of termination dated 31st October, 2011 issued by the respondent no.1 whereby the services of the petitioner came to be terminated for non-submission of validity certificate. Learned counsel for petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is not officially served with the order of termination. It is further contended that the caste certificate of the petitioner has already been referred to the Respondent no.3-Committee for verification of his caste claim, which is pending for decision. It is prayed that direction be given to the Respondent no.3- Committee to decide the same within a stipulated period and the parties may be directed to maintain status quo as on today. 2 Mr.Abhay Sambre, learned counsel for respondent no.1 has submitted that the services of the petitioner are already terminated. Mr S M Puranik, learned counsel for respondent no.3-Committee has submitted that the caste claim of the petitioner shall be decided within a period of six months from today. Considered the contentions canvassed by the respective counsel. On the backdrop of the above- referred facts, it appears that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending before the Respondent no.3- Committee for verification, however, decision thereon has not yet been taken. In the circumstances, we dispose of the petition with direction to respondent no.3 - Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard on its own merit within a period of six months from the date of communication of this order. In the meantime, the parties are directed to maintain status quo as on today. JUDGE JUDGE sahare