1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 3616 OF 2010 Sow. Rukhamini W/o Asaram Ghatul, Age : 44 years, Occu. : Sarpanch, Mauje Charthana Grampanchayat, Tq. Jintur, Dist. Parbhani. R/o 555, Charthana, Post Charthana, Tq. Jintur, Dist. Parbhani. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare and Culture, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Divisional Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad... .. Respondents Shri M. R. Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the Respondent No. 1. WITH WRIT PETITION NO. 3616 OF 2010 Sow. Vimalbai Bhaurao Bhaware, Age : 48 years, Occu. : Member, Mauje Charthana Grampanchayat, Tq. Jintur, Dist. Parbhani. 2 R/o 51, Charthana, Post Charthana, Tq. Jintur, Dist. Parbhani. .. .. Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Ministry of Social Welfare and Culture, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Divisional Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Aurangabad Division, Aurangabad... .. Respondents Shri M. R. Kulkarni, Advocate for the Petitioner. Shri S. K. Kadam, A.G.P. for the Respondent No. 1. CORAM : P. V. HARDAS AND N. D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 09TH JUNE, 2010. ORAL JUDGMENT [Per P. V. HARDAS, J. ] : 01. Rule. Rule returnable forthwith. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties these petitions are heard finally at the stage of admission. 02. Since the reliefs claimed by the petitioner in both these 3 petitions are identical, both these petitions are being decided by this common judgment. 03. According to the petitioners, the caste claims of the petitioners came to be referred to the Scrutiny Committee in the year 2007 and since then the caste claims are pending adjudication. In that light of the matter, therefore, we allow these petitions and direct the petitioners to appear before the respondent/Scrutiny Committee on 28.06.2010 and further direct the respondent/Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claims of the petitioners within four months from 28.06.2010. 04. Rule is thus made absolute on the above terms with no order as to costs. [ N. D. DESHPANDE, J.] [ P. V. HARDAS, J.] bsb/June 10