2611wp3897.09.odt 1/2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 3897 OF 2009 (PRATAPSINGH JAGANNATHRAO GEDAM VS. STATE OF MAH. & 3 OTHERS) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. Court's or Judge's orders CORAM: D. D. SINHA & F. M. REIS, JJ. DATED : 26th NOVEMBER, 2009. 1. Heard Mr. P. S. Khubalkar, Counsel for the petitioner, Mr. D. B. Patel, Assistant Government Pleader for respondent No. 1, Mr. N. W. Sambre, Counsel for respondent No. 2 and Mr. V. V. Naik for respondents No. 3 & 4. 2. The writ petition is directed against communication dated 05/8/2009 issued by the Education Officer (Primary), Zilla Parishad, Yavatmal whereby the petitioner is informed that if the caste validity certificate is not submitted within the stipulated time, his services would be terminated since he was appointed as Assistant Teacher from Schedule Tribe (Gond) category. 3. Learned Counsel for respondent No. 2-Committee stated that the caste claim of 2611wp3897.09.odt 2/2 the petitioner has been validated vide order dated 08/11/2009. 4. Learned Counsel for the petitioner, therefore, prayed that in view of the fact that caste claim of the petitioner is validated, impugned notice dated 05/8/2009 may be quashed and set aside and the respondent-Zilla Parishad may be directed to accept the caste validity certificate of the petitioner. 5. In view of the above facts, impugned communication dated 05/8/2009 is quashed and set aside. The respondent-Zilla Parishad, Yavatmal is directed to accept the caste validity certificate of the petitioner and take further steps according to law. 6. Writ petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE wwl