1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD Writ Petition No.434 Of 2005 Bhartari S/o Pundlik Thakur ... Petitioner. Versus The State of Maharashtra And Others. ... Respondents. -------- Shri. A.S. Golegaonkar, Advocate for petitioner. Shri. R.P. Phatke, Counsel for respondent No. 2. -------- CORAM: NARESH H PATIL & K.K. TATED, JJ. DATE: 27th JULY, 2010 PER COURT : 1) The learned counsel Shri. A.S. Golegaonkar submits that the caste claim of the petitioner is pending before the 2 respondent No.2 - Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee. The petitioner is working as Shikshan Sevak. The caste claim is pending since last more than 6 to 7 years. The learned counsel, therefore, prays for direction to the Committee for early disposal. 2) We direct the respondent No.2 – Caste Scrutiny Committee to finally decide the caste claim of the petitioner, if it is not already decided, within six months from the date of receipt of the order of this Court. The petitioner shall appear before the Committee on 9th August 2010 at 11 a.m. 3) The writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- Sd/- (K.K. TATED, J.) (NARESH H PATIL, J.) rsl/ wp.434.05