1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.4347 OF 2010 NITINSINGH RAMSINGH THAKUR AGE : 33 YEARS, OCCU. SERVICE, R/O GURUKRUPA NIWAS, SARDA COLONY, GANGAKHED, DIST. PARBHANI, AT PRESENT 132 KV SUB-STATION, SHEVGAON, TQ. SHEVGAON, DIST. AHMEDNAGAR ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION COMPANY LTD., OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE DIVISION, BABHALESHWAR, DIST. AHMEDNAGAR 2. THE MEMBER SECRETARY, DIVISIONAL CASTE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AURANGABAD ..RESPONDENTS Mr U.B. Bondar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.M. Godsay, Advocate for respondent no.1; Mr S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondent no.2 2 WITH WRIT PETITION NO.4361 OF 2010 SACCHITANAND S/O DATTATRAYA SHIRSAT, AGE : 33 YEARS, OCC. SERVICE, AT PRESENT 132 KV SUB-STATION, AMALNER, DIST. JALGAON, R/O ADARSH COLONY, AMBAJOGAI, DIST. BEED ..PETITIONER VERSUS 1. THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE), MSETCL, CHALISGAON, DIST JALGAON 2. THE MEMBER SECRETARY, DIVISIONAL CASTE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE, AURANGABAD ..RESPONDENTS Mr U.B. Bondar, Advocate for the petitioner; Mr S.M. Godsay, Advocate for respondent no.1; Mr S.K. Tambe, A.G.P. for respondent no.2 CORAM : P.V. HARDAS AND S.V. GANGAPURWALA, JJ DATE : 6th May, 2010 3 ORAL JUDGMENT [ PER GANGAPURWALA , J ] Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned Counsel for the parties the petitions are taken up for final hearing at the stage of admission. 2. By the present petitions the petitioners pray that the respondent no.2 be directed to decide the caste claim of the petitioners within a stipulated period and further that the respondent no.1 should not take any coercive action against the petitioners on the ground of non submission of caste validity certificate. 3. In view of the fact that the caste claim of the petitioners is pending adjudication with the respondent no.2, we direct the petitioners to appear before the respondent no.2 Committee on 24th May, 2010 and further direct the respondent no.2 to decide the said claim within a period of four months thereafter, in accordance with law, if the same is not already decided. We also direct the respondent no.1 not to take coercive action against the petitioners solely on the ground that the caste validity certificate has not been produced. 4 4. Rule is made absolute on above terms with no order as to costs. ( S.V. GANGAPURWALA ) ( P.V.HARDAS ) JUDGE JUDGE amj/wp4347.10