1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 6478 OF 2006 1. Sujit Suresh Gangavane and Ors. .....Petitioners. V/s 1. State of Maharashtra and Ors. ....Respondents. ----- Shri R. K. Mendadkar for the petitioners. Shri P.M. Khemani, AGP for the respondents. ----- CORAM: R.M.S. KHANDEPARKAR & V. M. KANADE, JJ. DATE : 3rd October, 2006 P.C.: 1. The only grievance of the Petitioners is that in spite of the fact that their caste claim is pending for verification with the Scrutiny Committee, they have been illegally denied their salary on the ground that the caste verification certification order has not been produced by the Petitioners. 2. We have heard the learned advocates for the parties. We direct 2 the respondent No.2 to dispose of the proceedings regarding caste verification of the Petitioners as expeditiously as possible and, in any case, before 28/02/2007. In the meanwhile, respondents shall not take any coercive measure against the Petitioners including non- payment of salary. Needless to state that, in case the decision of the Scrutiny Committee happens to be adverse to the Petitioners or any one or some of them, the same shall not be given effect to for a period of three weeks from the date of communication of the order to the concerned party. 3. With this direction, Writ Petition is disposed of. (R.M.S. KHANDEPARKAR, J. ) (V. M. KANADE, J.)