1 lgc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPLICATION NO. 1659 OF 2010 IN WRIT PETITION NO. 7502 OF 2009 Mrs. Anuradha Dilip Chavan : Petitioner versus State of Maharashtra & ors. : Respondents. Mr. A M Joshi for the Applicant/Petitioner. Mr. V S Gokhale AGP for the Respondents/State. CORAM : P B MAJMUDAR & R M SAVANT, JJ. DATE : 06th July 2010 P.C. 1 By way of this Civil Application, the Applicant prays that appropriate directions may be given to the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Pune to decide the social status claimed by the applicant within a period of three months. The Applicant has filed the above Writ Petition No.7502 of 2009 wherein the Division Bench of this Court, by its order dated October 8, 2009, directed the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the social status of the Applicant/Petitioner within a period of six months from the date of receipt of the said order. The Caste Scrutiny Committee is also directed to carry out a vigilance cell enquiry and if the vigilance cell report is adverse to the Applicant/Petitioner, a copy of the said report should be given to her so that she can deal with it. By virtue of interim order, the Respondent No.2 was directed not to terminate the services of the Petitioner for a period of six months. There is a specific direction that the Petitioner should co-operate with the Caste Scrutiny Committee for early disposal of the matter. 2 2 The learned AGP Shri Gokhale vehemently submitted that this order was never communicated to the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Pune by the Petitioner nor the Petitioner made any representation or even tried to appear before the Committee with the order of this Court, as according to learned AGP, the Petitioner is interested in getting the matter delayed as she is continued in service by way of interim order and has therefore approached this Court by way of above civil application. 3 Be that as it may, now the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Pune may decide the social status of the Applicant/Petitioner within a period of three months from today. The learned counsel for the Applicant Mr.Joshi assures that the Applicant/Petitioner will remain present before the Caste Scrutiny Committee as and when he is called for inquiry and she wil report to the Caste Scrutiny Committee on 14th July 2010 at 11.00 with the copy of this order. The Caste Scrutiny Committee, thereafter, to decide the caste claim of the Petitioner within a period of three months from today and communicate its decision to the Petitioner forthwith. 4 The learned counsel for the Applicant/Petitioner assures this Court that Applicant/Petitioner will co-operate with Caste Scrutiny Committee for early disposal of the matter and will not ask for any adjournment. We make it clear that in case the Applicant/Petitioner fails to co-operate, it will be open to the Caste Scrutiny Committee to pass appropriate orders arriving at a particular decision on its own and on the basis the record. 5 Considering the conduct of the Applicant/Petitioner, we would not like 3 to pass any order of interim protection to the Petitioner as earlier granted by this Court. It is clarified that even if any adverse decision is taken by the Management against the Petitioner, the same shall be subject to final out come of her caste validity certificate before the Caste Scrutiny Committee. 6 The above Civil Application is accordingly disposed of. [R.M.SAVANT, J] [P.B.MAJMUDAR, J]