1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO.2254/2011 (Smt. Alka Sunil Khadatkar .vs. Divisional Caste Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Scrutiny committee and another. ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions Court's or Judge's orders. and Registrar's orders Mr. S.R. Narnaware, Advocate for Petitioner. Mrs. K.S. Joshi, AGP for Respondent no.1. Mr. K.S. Malokar, Advocate for Respondent no.2. CORAM : B.P.DHARMADHIKARI & P.D. KODE, JJ. DATED : JUNE 24, 2011 Heard. Advocate Mr. Narnaware points out that the petitioner recruited in open category was promoted as candidate belonging to Vimukta Jati in 2005. After promotion, on 5.2.2005 petitioner submitted necessary documents to her employer for verification of his caste claim and thereafter she has not heard anything. Advocate Mr. Malokar appearing for respondent no.2 states that respondent no.1- Scrutiny Committee may be directed to expeditiously consider the caste claim of the petitioner. Learned AGP Mrs. Joshi for respondent no.1 points out that she is still awaiting instructions and, therefore, it is not known whether any such caste claim has been received by respondent no.1 for verification. In this view of the matter, we direct respondent no.1 to proceed to expeditiously consider 2 the caste claim of the present petitioner if it is already received by it and to complete that process within a period of six months from the date on which the petitioner appears before it. The petitioner to appear before the Scrutiny Committee on 28.7.2011. Respondent no.2 to forward caste claim of the petitioner, if not already forwarded, by 11.7.2011 to respondent no.1- Scrutiny Committee. With this direction, the present writ petition is disposed of. No costs. Needless to mention that show cause notice dated 15.3.2011 stands quashed and set aside in view of this direction. JUDGE JUDGE halwai