1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 4325 OF 2010 MONIKA d/o SATISHCHANDRA THAKUR, Age : 23 YEARS, OCCU. STUDENT, PLOT NO. 8-B, SANTOSHI MATA COLONY, NAKANE ROAD, DEOPUR DHULE, DISTRICT DHULE ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA, THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND SPECIAL ASSISTANCE DEPARTMENT, MANTRALAYA, MUMBAI - 32 2. THE COMMITTEE FOR SCRUTINY AND VERIFICATION OF TRIBE CLAIMS, THROUGH ITS DY. DIRECTOR (RESEARCH), AND IT'S MEMBER NANDURBAR, DIVISION, NANDURBAR ..RESPONDENTS Mr A.H. Koralkar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondent no.1; Mr R.P. Phatake, Advocate for respondent no.2. CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 6th May, 2010 2 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER P.V.HARDAS , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission in the light of the fact that the only relief which the petitioner has sought for in this petition is issuance of a writ for directing the Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a stipulated period. 2. Undisputedly, the claim of the petitioner is said to be pending consideration with the respondent no.2 Scrutiny Committee and in that light of the matter, therefore, we direct the petitioner to appear before the Committee on 20.5.2010 and further direct the Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within four months of 20.5.2010 and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. 3. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp4325.10