1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 3212 OF 2008 (Harishchandra Pandurang Chhapparghare .v. MSRTC) Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's Orders and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND PRASANNA B. VARALE, JJ. 15TH SEPTEMBER, 2008 Heard Shri C.V. Jagdale, the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Shri V.G. Wankhede, the learned Counsel for the respondent. The learned Counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to implead the Caste Scrutiny Committee, Nagpur as party-respondent. Permission granted. Appropriate amendment in the cause title be carried out forthwith. Shri N.W. Sambre, the learned Counsel waives notice on behalf of the newly added respondent. The grievance of the petitioner is that the petitioner was promoted to the post of Divisional Traffic Officer with effect from 20.10.1997. It is submitted that since the petitioner could not submit the validity certificate, the petitioner was reverted to the post of Depot Manager by the impugned order dated 20th June, 2 2008 and also transferred. It is contended that the original caste certificate along with the necessary documents in support of the caste claim were already submitted to the respondent No.1 in the year 2005 itself. It is, therefore, contended that the appropriate direction in this regard be given to the respondent. The learned Counsel for the respondent/ Corporation has submitted that the caste claim of the petitioner was already referred to the Caste Scrutiny committee in the year 2005 itself. However, till this date, the same is pending with the Caste Scrutiny Committee. In the backdrop of the above referred facts, we direct the respondent No.2/Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order. If the caste claim of the petitioner is validated, we direct the respondent No.1/Corporation to restore the promotion of the petitioner forthwith with all consequential benefits. With these observations, we dispose of the writ petition accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE *rrg.