-1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 525 OF 2007 Sanjay Pandharinath Deore ...Petitioner Versus The State of Maharashtra and others ...Respondents Ms. H.K. Mandlik, instructed by Mr. R.K. Mendadkar, for the petitioner. Mr. R.D. Rane, Government Pleader, for respondent Nos.1 and 2. CORAM: H.L. GOKHALE, Ag. C.J., & V.M. KANADE, J. DATE: JANUARY 23, 2007. P.C. Heard Mr. Mandlik in support of the petition. Mr. R.D. Rane, Government Pleader, appears for respondent Nos. 1 and 2. 2. The petitioner is working as a Vehicle Examiner under respondent No.3 Municipal Corporation. He claims to be belonging to the Thakur Scheduled Tribe. The caste claim is under scrutiny. Mr. Rane, learned Government Pleader, has made a statement that within two months the scrutiny will be completed. He has shown us a letter dated 20th January, 2007 from the Joint Commissioner, Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nashik, which states that within -2- two months the report will be available. Vigilance Cell has already given its report. He, therefore, submits that appropriate order be passed. 3. Accordingly, we expect the Committee to dispose of the pending claim within two months, preferably by the end of March, 2007. It will be open to the petitioner to challenge the decision when rendered, if it is adverse to the petitioner. Petition is disposed of. ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE V.M. KANADE, J.