1 lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7189 OF 2009 Mrs.Sangita Nagoraoji Mankar : Petitioner versus Block Development Officer, Panchayat Samittee, Mulshi Tal.Mulshi, Dist. Pune & ors. : Respondents. Mr V V Kanade a/w Smt Jai Kanade for the Petitioner Mr. N P Deshpande for Respondent Nos.1 to 4. Mr C R Sonawane, AGP, for the Respondent Nos.5 and 6. CORAM : S B MHASE & R M SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 20 th August 2009 P.C. 1. Rule. With consent of the parties made returnable forthwith. Heard the learned counsel for the parties. 2. The Petitioner was appointed in December 1999 as a Gramsevak. He was appointed on a reserved post meant for the Scheduled Tribes. The Petitioner claims that he belongs to “Mahadev Koli” . Accordingly he possesses a certificate. The said certificate has been submitted to the employer and to the Scrutiny Committee for validation on 7th July 2009. Now the Respondent Zilla Parishad, by letter 2 dated 15th July 2009, has threatened the Petitioner that the Petitioner shall produce validation certificate other wise his services would be terminated. 3. Under these circumstances, we direct the Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the Petitioner to the social status of Mahadev Koli within a period of 12 weeks from date after holding Vigilance Committee Enquiry and in case there is adverse report, a copy of the said report shall be served on the Petitioner and opportunity should be given to him to represent against the said report. The Petitioner shall not go on seeking adjournment before the Scrutiny Committee but cooperate with the Scrutiny Committee for an early disposal of the matter. Since the enquiry is directed to be completed within twelve weeks, for the period of the said twelve weeks we direct the Respondent Zilla Parishad not to terminate the services of the Petitioner. The above Petition is disposed. Rule is accordingly made absolute in the aforesaid terms. 4. Concerned parties to act upon an ordinary copy of this order duly authenticated by the Court Associate. [R.M.SAVANT, J] [S.B.MHASE, J]