WP 8087/11 1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.8087/2011 Shyam Liladhar Thakur V/s Scheduled Tribe Certificate Scrutiny Committee & others. _______________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office | Memoranda of Coram, | Court's or Judge's orders appearances, Court's | orders or directions | and Registrar's orders | Shri Mahesh S. Deshmukh, Advocate for petitioner. Shri S.S. Tope, Advocate for respondent no.1. Shri A.R. Nikam, Advocate respondent no.2. Shri S.N. Kendre, AGP for respondent no.3. CORAM: B.R. GAVAI & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. Date: 14.12.2011 Heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner has approached this Court apprehending adverse action on account of non submission of the validity certificate. The petitioner cannot be blamed or penalized for inaction or delay on the part of the committee in deciding his tribe claim. The petition is, therefore, allowed with a direction to the respondent no.1 - WP 8087/11 2 committee to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner within a period of six months from today. The respondent nos.2 & 3 are directed not to take any coercive action against the petitioner till decision of his tribe claim by the respondent no.1 - committee. If the decision of the committee is adverse to the interest of the petitioner, the same shall not be given effect to for a further period of four weeks from the date of communication of decision to the petitioner. (M.T. Joshi, J.) (B.R. Gavai, J.) Dt/- 14.12.2011 ndk/c1412116