1 Lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION LODGING NO.258 OF 2010 Vikas Arjun Thakur : Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra and ors. : Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION LODGING NO.259 OF 2010 Deepak Govind Bhamre : Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra and ors. : Respondents. WITH WRIT PETITION LODGING NO.305 OF 2010 Ravindra Pralhadrao Khare : Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra and ors. : Respondents. Ms. Helan Koli i/by R K Mendadkar for the Petitioners Mr. Shekhar Ingawale, AGP, for the State/Respondents. CORAM : J N PATEL & C L PANGARKAR, J DATED : 8th March 2010 P.C. 1. In all these Petitions, the Petitioners are aggrieved by the delay on the part of the Respondents Caste Scrutiny Committee in disposing of the inquiry pending before them as regards validity of the caste certificates issued in favour of the Petitioners. 2 2. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the Petitioners that the caste scrutiny committee is not taking any decision in the matter in spite of the Petitioners extending all possible cooperation. 3. We therefore dispose of all these three petitions with a direction to the respective caste scrutiny committees to decide validity of the caste certificates issued in favour of the Petitioners within a period of eight weeks from the date of appearance of the Petitioners before the respective caste scrutiny committees. It is made clear that the direction issued by this Court is to be scrupulously followed and if the Petitioners do not cooperate with the caste scrutiny committee, the caste scrutiny committee may proceed ex-parte in the matters. The petitioners to appear before the respective caste scrutiny committees on 5th April 2010. All the three petitions stand disposed of accordingly. (J N Patel, J) (C L Pangarkar, J)