wp45.11 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.45 OF 2011 Chandrajeet s/o Jaysing Thakur, R/o-Plot No.69-D, Jai-Vijay Gondur Road, Satsang Colony, Deopur, Dhule. ...PETITIONER. VERSUS 1) The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai, 2) The Scrutiny Committee for Verification of the Scheduled Tribe Certificates, Nandurbar, District-Nandurbar, Through its Member Secretary. ...RESPONDENTS. ... Shri.A.B. Girase Advocate for Petitioner. Smt.A.V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for Respondent No.1. Shri.R.P. Phatake, Advocate for Respondent No.2. ... wp45.11 2 CORAM: NARESH H. PATIL AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ. DATE : 24TH JANUARY, 2011. PER COURT : 1. Heard learned counsel for the parties. 2. Shri. Girase, learned counsel for the Petitioner submits that caste claim of the Petitioner is pending before the Respondent No.2 - Caste Scrutiny Committee, since the year 2005. The Petitioner requires finalization of his caste claim for educational purposes. 3. Shri. Phatake, learned counsel appearing for Respondent No.2 - Scrutiny Committee, on instructions, states that the caste claim of the Petitioner would be decided within SIX MONTHS from today. 4. In view of the statement made by the wp45.11 3 learned counsel for Respondent No.2, we dispose of this Petition. The Respondent No.2 - Caste Scrutiny Committee shall decide the caste claim of the Petitioner, within SIX MONTHS from today, in accordance with law. [S.V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] [NARESH H. PATIL, J.] asb/JAN11/wp45.11