-: 1 :- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY APPELLATE SIDE WRIT PETITION NO. 7960 OF 2005 Ashok Bhaskar Chaulkar... ... Petitioner. Versus State of Maharashtra & Ors.. ... Respondents. Mr. R. K. Mendadkar for the Petitioner. Mr. C.R.Sonawane, AGP for Respondent Nos.1 & 2. CORAM : R. M. LODHA & CORAM : R. M. LODHA & CORAM : R. M. LODHA & NARESH H. PATIL, JJ. NARESH H. PATIL, JJ. NARESH H. PATIL, JJ. DATED : 11TH AUGUST, 2006. DATED : 11TH AUGUST, 2006. DATED : 11TH AUGUST, 2006. P.C. : P.C. : P.C. : Heard. 2. Rule. Returnable forthwith. Mr. C. R. Sonawane, Assistant Government Pleader, waives service for respondent nos.1 and 2. Service on respondent no.3 is dispensed with as requested by Counsel for the petitioner. 3. Rule is heard finally at this stage. 4. In what has been said in the affidavit dated 24th July, 2006 on behalf of respondent no.2, it has to be -: 2 :- held that the impugned order dated 21st May, 2005 was passed by the Scrutiny Committee without hearing the petitioner. The order dated 21st May, 2005 has to go. 5. We, accordingly, dispose of the rule by following order: (a) The order dated 21st May, 2005 passed by respondent no.2 is quashed and set aside. (b) The matter pertaining to the petitioner’s caste verification claim is remitted back to the respondent no.2 for fresh decision in accordance with law. (c) The petitioner shall appear before the respondent no.2 on 11th September, 2006. (d) No costs. Sd/- (R. M. LODHA, J.) (R. M. LODHA, J.) (R. M. LODHA, J.) Sd/- (NARESH H. PATIL, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.) (NARESH H. PATIL, J.)