1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, APPELLATE SIDE NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO. 3487 OF 2011 (Sunil Awadhutwao Pawar Vs. State of Maharashtra & Ors.) ........................................................................................................................................................................ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court orders or directions Court's or Judge's Order and Registrar's orders ........................................................................................................................................................................ Shri R. M. Ahirrao Adv for petitioner. Shri V. A. Thakre AGP for respondents 1 & 2. Shri S. m. Puranik Adv for respondent 3. Shri Pruthviraj Chavan Adv h/f Shri Kaptan Adv for respondents 4 & 5. CORAM: B. P. DHARMADHIKARI & A. P. BHANGALE JJ. DATED: 28th SEPTEMBER, 2011. Heard Shri Ahirrao, learned counsel for petitioner, Shri V. A. Thakre, learned AGP for respondents 1 and 2, Shri Puranik, learned counsel for respondent no.3, Shri Kaptan, learned counsel disappearing, Shri Chavan holding for Shri Kaptan. Shri Puranik learned counsel makes a statement that claim of petitioner is received by respondent no.3 Committee for adjudication in 2 June 2011 and efforts will be made to adjudicate it within a period of six months in accordance with the provisions of The Maharashtra Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, De-notified (Vimukta Jatis), Nomadic Tribes, other Backward Classes and Special Backward Category (regulation of Issuance And Verification of) Caste Certificate Act, 2000. In view of the statement we continue the interim orders already granted on 25.07.2011 till the Caste Scrutiny Committee decides caste claim of petitioner. With the direction to committee to adjudicate the caste claim at the earliest and preferably within six months, we dispose of the petition. JUDGE JUDGE svk