1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.5967 OF 2010 Bhujayappa s/o Bapurao Swami, Age 36 years, Occu.Service, R/o Tandulwadi, Taluka Palam, District Parbhani ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through its Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai 32 2. The Member Secretary, Divisional Caste Scrutiny Committee For S.C. and O.B.C., near Seven Hills, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad ..RESPONDENTS Mr.H.V.Patil, Advocate for petitioner Mrs.A.V.Gondhalekar, Assistant Govt.Pleader for respondent No.1 & 2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ DATE : 16th July 2010 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER P.V.HARDAS, J.) 1. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties, this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2, The limited grievance of the petitioner in this petition is that though the report of the Vigilance Cell had been received and 2 personal hearing had been conducted by the respondent – scrutiny committee, yet the proceedings are kept pending. 3. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition. Accordingly, we allow this petition and direct the petitioner to appear before the Respondent – Committee on 5th August 2010 and further direct the Committee to decide the pending caste claim of the petitioner within two months of 5th August 2010 and communicate the decision thereon to the petitioner. Rule made absolute on the above terms with no orders as to costs. ( N.D.DESHPANDE ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE (vvr/5967.10wp)