FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 665 OF 2011 “Madhavi d/o. Gopinathrao Mahake Vs. State of Maharashtra and others” Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 1 Mr. S.W. Munde with Mr. E.G. Irale, Advocate for petitioner, Mrs. A.V. Gondhalekar, AGP for respondent No.1. CORAM :- P.B. MAJMUDAR & S.S. SHINDE, JJ. DATE :- 2nd May, 2011. PER COURT :- 1] By way of this petition, the petitioner has prayed that directions may be given to the respondents to correct the caste of the petitioner as “Hindu Dhangar”, by deleting the caste “Hindu Mehtar” in the school/educational record. Learned counsel for the petitioner has relied upon the Division Bench judgment of this court passed in W.P. No. 2859 of 2009, dated 11th November, 2009, where this court, in para.3, has observed thus :- “Without entering into the merits of the claim of the petitioner, we observe that in case an application is filed by the petitioner seeking correction of his school record, to the Education Officer, within two weeks from today, appropriate orders shall be passed by the authorities concerned thereon strictly in accordance with law within a period of eight weks from the date of receipt of the order of this court. We have not FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 665 OF 2011 “Madhavi d/o. Gopinathrao Mahake Vs. State of Maharashtra and others” Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 2 expressed any opinion on merits of the claim of the petitioner.” 3] Considering this aspect, the petitioner is now permitted to prefer an application regarding correction of her caste to the Education Officer (Primary) within two weeks from today. The concerned Education Officer, may, thereafter pass appropriate orders in accordance with law, within 8 weeks from the date of receipt of the order of this court. It is made clear that we have not expressed anything on merits of the case and it is for the Education Officer to decide the application, in accordance with law and communicate the decision to the petitioner immediately. 4] Subject to what has been observed hereinabove, writ petition is disposed of. [S.S. SHINDE, J.] [P.B. MAJMUDAR, J.] grt/- FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 665 OF 2011 “Madhavi d/o. Gopinathrao Mahake Vs. State of Maharashtra and others” Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 3