1 WP NO.2124/2011 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.2124 OF 2011 Rushikesh s/o Pundalik Suryavanshi, Age: 33 years, Occ: Assistant Teacher, r/o Rembhote, Tq. Raver, Dist. Jalgaon, At present r/o Shikrapur, Tq. Shirur, Dist. Pune. ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee, Nandurbar Through its Member Secretary. 2. Shirur Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, Ghodnadi, Tq. Shirur, Dist.Pune, Through its Secretary. 3. Shri Mangalmurti Vidyadham Ranjangaon Ganpati, Tq. Shirur Dist.Pune. Dist. Pune, Through its Headmaster. ...RESPONDENTS ... Mr.Mahesh S.Deshmukh, Adv., for the petitioner. Mr. R.P.Phatke, Counsel, for respondent no.1. ... CORAM: D.B.BHOSALE AND S.B.DESHMUKH, JJ. DATE:July 6th, 2011 ... 2 WP NO.2124/2011 PER COURT: 1. Heard learned Counsel for the parties. Rule, made returnable and heard forthwith with the consent of learned Counsel for the parties. 2. The petitioner in this writ petition is seeking direction to respondent No.1 - the Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee - to decide his tribe claim within time frame. Further, the petitioner has prayed for stay to the effect, operation and implementation of the impugned letter dated 8.3.2011 issued by respondent no.2. We have perused the letter dated 8th March, 2011, issued by respondent no.2. By this letter, respondent no.2 has informed to the petitioner that, if the petitioner did not submit caste validity certificate within a period of fifteen days, his services would be terminated. Learned Counsel for the petitioner, on instructions, submits that till this date the petitioner's service has not been terminated by respondent no.2 and he is still working as Assistant Teacher with the said institution. 3. The petitioner, in paragraph no.3 of the writ petition, has stated that his tribe claim is pending for consideration before respondent no.1 Scrutiny Committee since Feb.,2006. Keeping that 3 WP NO.2124/2011 in view, and considering overall facts and circumstances of the case, we are satisfied that following order shall meet the ends of justice. ORDER (A) Respondent no.1 Scrutiny Committee shall decide petitioner's tribe claim as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of eight months from the date of receipt of this order. (B) The impugned letter dated 8.3.2.2011 shall remain stayed till the tribe claim of the petitioner is finally decided by the Scrutiny Committee and, for a period of fifteen days from the date of communication of the decision of the Scrutiny Committee to the petitioner, if the order is adverse. (C) Petitioner is directed to communicate this order to Respondent no.1 Scrutiny Committee within a period of three weeks from today. Petition is disposed of in above terms. Rule made absolute. No costs. A copy of this order, duly authenticated by Court Sheristedar, be issued to the learned Counsel for the petitioner. (S.B.DESHMUKH, J.) (D.B.BHOSALE, J.) ... (agp:2124-11wp)