FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7909 OF 2011 “Dilip Bhaurao Thakur Vs. State of Maharashtra and others” Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 1 Mr. K.T. Shirurkar, Advocate for petitioners Mrs. Gondhalekar, AGP for respondent No.1. Mr. P.P.More Advocate for respondent No.2. Mr. M.K. Goyanka, Advocate for respondent No.3. CORAM :- B.R. GAVAI & M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATE :- 22ND DECEMBER, 2011. PER COURT :- 1] Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard by consent. 2] The petitioner has approached this court being aggrieved by reversion on the ground of non submission of caste validity certificate. It is not in the hands of the petitioner as to within how much period the committee should decide the caste claim of the petitioner. The petitioner cannot be penalized for the inaction on the part of the respondent committee in deciding the caste claim of the petitioner. In that view of the matter, we are inclined to allow the petition. 3] Rule is , therefore, made absolute in the following FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET NO. IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO.7909 OF 2011 “Dilip Bhaurao Thakur Vs. State of Maharashtra and others” Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's Orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. 2 terms :- [i] The impugned order dated 7th September, 2011 is quashed and set aside. [ii] Respondent – committee shall decide the claim of the petitioner within a period of six months from today [iii] Till the decision of the respondent committee , no adverse action would be taken against the petitioner. [iv] In the event, the order passed by the committee is adverse to the interest of the petitioner, the same shall not be given effect to, for a period of 4 weeks from the date of its communication to the petitioner. [iv] Authenticated copy granted, to act upon. [M.T. JOSHI,J.] [B.R. GAVAI, J.] grt/-