1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 5455 OF 2010 1. Narayan S/o Manikrao Shendge, Age : 40 Years, Occu. : Agril., 2. Ahilyabai W/o Sadashiv Shendge, Age : 35 Years, Occu. : Agril., Both R/o Makhani, Tq. Gangakhed, District Parbhani. .. .. Petitioners Versus 1. The State Election Commissioner, Stae of Maharashtra, Mumbai. 2. The District Collector, Parbhani, As a representative of State Election Commission. 3. The Member Secretary, Divisional Caste Verification Committee, for O.B.C., Near Seven Hills, Aurangabad. .. .. Respondents Shri H. V. Patil, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. T. Shelke, Advocate for the Respondent No. 1. Smt. A. V. Gondhalekar, A.G.P. for the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3. 2 CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 23RD JUNE, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [PER P. V. HARDAS, J.] : . Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for parties this petition is heard finally at the stage of admission. 2. At the outset Shri H. V. Patil, learned counsel for the petitioners states on instructions that the petitioners does not press for the relief at prayer clause B to the petition. In that light of the matter, therefore, the petition stands dismissed in respect of prayer clause B to the petition. 3. The petitioners by virtue of prayer clause C to the petition have prayed for issuance of writ directing the respondent/scrutiny committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioners within a stipulated period. 4. In that light of the matter, therefore, we are inclined to allow this petition and accordingly direct the petitioners to 3 appear before the respondent/Committee on 05th July, 2010 and further direct the respondent/Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioners within four months of 05th July, 2010. 4. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/June 10