{1} IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.6142 OF 2009 Punjaram Martandrao Shejewal R/o Vaijapur, Dist-Aurangabad PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The Zilla Parishad, Aurangabad Through its Chief Executive Officer 2. Committee for Scrutiny & Verification of Tribe Claims, Aurangabad RESPONDENTS ....... Mr.Kailas More, Advocate for petitioner Mr.U.B.Bondar, Advocate for respondent No.1 Mr.P.S.Patil, Advocate for respondent No.2 ....... [CORAM : P.V.HARDAS, and A.V.POTDAR, J.J.] DATE: 15th September 2009 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER A.V.POTDAR, J.) : 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By the present petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for issuance of a writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 10.08.2009 passed by respondent No.2 informing the petitioner to produce caste validity certificate within 7 days failing which adverse action was to be taken against him. The petitioner has also prayed for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.1 not to take adverse action against the petitioner till his caste claim is decided by the Scrutiny Committee. The petitioner further {2} prays for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing respondent No.2 Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner expeditiously. 3. Considering the limited relief, which the petitioner has sought for, we need not dilate much of the factual aspects of the matter. Suffice it to say that the petitioner, who claims to be belonging to Mahadeo Koli Scheduled Tribe, came to be appointed by respondent No.1 in the year 1990 on the post reserved for Scheduled Tribe. Suddenly, on 10.08.2009 the petitioner was served with the notice impugned in the present petition. 4. We are informed that the petitioner has already submitted his caste claim to respondent No.2. We hereby direct the petitioner to appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 07.10.2009 along with requisite documents, for expeditious disposal of his caste claim. We also direct the Scrutiny Committee, to decide the caste claim of the petitioner, in accordance with law, within a period of 6 months of 07.10.2009. We further direct respondent No.1 not to take any adverse action of termination of service of the petitioner solely on the ground of failure of the petitioner to produce the caste validity certificate, till the caste claim of the petitioner is decided finally by the scrutiny committee. 5. In the result, this petition succeeds. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [A.V.POTDAR, J.] [P.V.HARDAS, J.] drp/wp6142-09