1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.2854 OF 2011. (Upendrakumar Damodarrao Rane Vs. Shivaji Education Society and another) __________________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoramda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders of directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's Orders. Shri S.P. Palshikar, Adv. for Petitioner. Shri C.S. Kaptan, Adv. for Respondent No.1. Shri T.R. Kankale, AGP for Respondent No.2. CORAM: B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATE: SEPTEMBER 20, 2011. Heard finally by consent of Shri Palshikar, Adv. for petitioner, Shri Kaptan, Adv. for respondent no.1 and Shri Kankale, learned A.G.P. for respondent no.2. It is not in dispute that caste claim of the petitioner is still under consideration by respondent no.2. The caste claim appears to have been forwarded to respondent no.2 by respondent no.1 in May, 2008. In this situation the final direction by respondent no.1 to petitioner to produce caste validity certificate cannot be accepted as valid. Interest of justice can be met with by directing the respondent no.2 to expeditiously consider the caste claim of petitioner pending with it. 2 Petitioner to appear before Caste Scrutiny Committee on 12.10.2011 and abide by its further instructions in the matter. The respondent no.2 to attempt to complete the process of verification in accordance with law and within a further period of six months. Till the Caste Scrutiny Committee takes appropriate decision in the matter respondent no.1 shall not dispense with services of petitioner on the ground of caste validity. The petition is thus, partly allowed. No costs. JUDGE JUDGE NSN