1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.4199 OF 2009 (Ku. Sindhu Suryabhan Kulsange vs. State and others) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND F.M.REIS, JJ. DATED : DECEMBER 18, 2009 Heard Shri Bhide, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Shri Sambre, learned Government Pleader for the respondent nos.1 and 4, and Shri Tajne, learned Counsel for the respondent nos. 2 and 5. The petition is directed against the order dated 24/8/2009 issued by the respondent Management whereby service of the petitioner came to be terminated on account of non-submission of caste validity certificate. The following facts are not in dispute : The caste claim of the petitioner was referred to the Caste Scrutiny Committee by the respondent Management way back in the year 2004 2 and since then the same is pending for decision before the Caste Scrutiny Committee. In the circumstances, we dispose of the petition with direction to the respondent Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within a period of six months from the date of communication of this order. The petitioner undertakes to appear before the respondent Caste Scrutiny Committee on 5 th January 2010. JUDGE JUDGE khj