(1) WP 6629-11 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6629 OF 2011 Bhagwan S/o Khandu Koli, Age : 37 years, Occu.: Service, R/o. 1st Get, Gendalal Mill, Near Water Tank, Shivaji Nagar, Tq. Jalgaon, Dist. Jalgaon PETITIONER VERSUS 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through : Secretary, Home Department, Mantrlaya, Mumbai (Copy to be served on Govt. Pleader of High Court of Judicature of Bombay, Bench at Aurnagabad) 2. Inspector General of Police, Mumbai, Maharashtra 3. Special Superintendent of Police, (Administrative), Mumbai 4. Superintendent of Police, Training and Special Force, Maharashtra State, Mumbai 5. Director of Police Academy, Nasik, Dist. Nasik 6. The Chairman, Caste Scrutiny and Verification Committee, Nandurbar, Tq. and Dist. Nandurbar RESPONDENTS (2) WP 6629-11 ..... Mr. A.B. Kale, Advocate h/f. Mr. A.M. Hajare, Advocate for the Petitioner. Mr. K.S. Patil, A.G.P. for the Respondent-State. Mr. P.S. Patil, Advocate for the respondent-Committee. ..... CORAM : B.R. GAVAI AND M.T. JOSHI, JJ. DATED : 16TH SEPTEMBER, 2011 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER - M.T. JOSHI, J.):- 1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the parties. 2. The petitioner is departmentally promoted to the post of Police Sub Inspector. However, he is not being permitted to join, as his claim that he belongs to Tokare Koli tribe, is forwarded to the concerned Scheduled Tribe Scrutiny Committee. It is not in the hands of the petitioner as to when the Committee is going to decide the claim. Since this is also a departmental promotion, the petitioner cannot be denied the benefit pending the consideration of his claim. 3. In that view of the matter, the Writ Petition is allowed in terms of prayer clause (C). (3) WP 6629-11 The respondents are directed to allow the petitioner to join as Police Sub Inspector. It is made clear that the petitioner shall be given provisional appointment order and sent for training within a period of 15 days from today. 4. Rule is made absolute in the above terms. Sd/- Sd/- [M. T. JOSHI, J.] [B. R. GAVAI, J.] arp/