: 1 : IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 7833 OF 2009 Swapnil Dilip Nikam, minor, through its father and natural guardian Shri Dilip Jagannath Nikam. ... Petitioner Vs 1. State of Maharashtra & 3 ors. ... Respondents Mr. R.K. Mendadkar for the petitioner. Mr. A.B. Vagyani, AGP, for the respondents No.1 to 4. CORAM: S.B. MHASE & R.M. SAVANT, JJ. DATED : 5TH OCTOBER, 2009. P.C.: 1. The petitioner claims social status of “Thakur”-Scheduled Tribe. His application under section 6 of the Maharashtra Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified Tribes (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, Other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (Regulation of Issuance and Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000, is pending since 2007. The said application is not being decided by the respondent No.2-Scrutiny : 2 : Committee. 2. We, therefore, direct the respondent No.2-Scrutiny Committee to complete the said enquiry and decide the matter within a period of twelve weeks from today. We specifically direct the respondent No.2 that if by this time, the Vigilance Cell enquiry is not completed, then the respondent No.2 shall ensure to get it completed and thereafter decide the matter in accordance with law. In case the Vigilance Cell report is against the petitioner, the copy of the said Vigilance Cell report shall be served on the petitioner and the petitioner shall be given an opportunity to meet out the said report. All this exercise is directed to be completed as stipulated above. In the meantime, the respondent No.4 is directed not to cancel the admission of the petitioner for a period of 12 weeks. 3. With the above directions, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (R.M. SAVANT, J.) (S.B. MHASE, J.)