1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6791 OF 2010 Satyakumar Sambhajirao Kunte, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Advocate, R/o Ashok Nagar, Bhokar, Tq. Bhokar, Dist. Nanded. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, General Administrative Department, Mantralaya Mumbai - 32. 2. The Member Secretary, Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee-2, Administrative Building at Latur, Tq. & Dist. Latur. .. Respondents Shri S. C. Bhosle, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri K. J. Ghute Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondents/State. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 29TH JULY, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With consent of learned 2 counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. By this petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner prays for issuance of a writ directing the respondents to decide the pending proposal of the petitioner seeking validation of his caste claim. 3. In the light of the fact that the proposal for verification of the caste status of the petitioner is pending, we allow this petition and direct the petitioner to appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 20.08.2010 and further direct the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within four months of 20.08.2010. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above said terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/July 10