(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 2727 OF 2007 Mahendra s/o. Govindrao Ahire, Age : 26 years, Occupation : Service as an Assistant Teacher in English till 16/4/2007 in respondent no.3 - - College, R/o. Post : Samode, Taluka : Sakri, District : Dhule. .. Petitioner. versus 1. The State of Maharashtra, Through Secretary, Tribal Development Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. 2. The Scheduled Tribe Caste Certificate Verification Committee, Through its Chairman/Director, Nasik. 3. Siddharth College of Arts, Science & Commerce, 348, Anand Bhavan, Dr. Dadabhai Nowroji Road, Fort, Mumbai. 4. The Deputy Director of Education, Greater Mumbai, Mumbai. ....................... (2) Mr. A.S. Golegaonkar, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. S.V. Kurundkar, Additional Government Pleader, for respondent nos. 1 and 4. Respondent no.3 served (Absent). Mr. U.S. Malte, Advocate, for respondent no.2. ........................ CORAM : A.P. DESHPANDE & N.D. DESHPANDE, JJ. DATE : 10TH MARCH 2010 COURT'S ORDER (Per A.P. Deshpande, J.) : 1. The only grievance made in this petition is that the Scrutiny Committee has failed to decide the tribe claim of the petitioner to "Thakur", Scheduled Tribe. 2. The learned Counsel appearing for respondent no.2 / Scrutiny Committee makes a statement that the matter has been finally heard on 29th December 2009 and within two weeks from today, the Scrutiny Committee would render the judgment. 3. Thus, the grievance of the petitioner, to the extent, it (3) relates to failure on the part of the Committee to decide the tribe claim, is concerned, stands redressed. 4. We accept the statement made by the learned Counsel appearing for respondent no.2 / Scrutiny Committee and dispose of the Writ Petition. 5. The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner has an apprehension, that as the notice of termination issued by the school management is challenged in the present petition, the disposal of this petition may come in the way of the petitioner in pressing the Contempt Petition. 6. We are not in agreement with the said submission made by the learned Counsel for the petitioner. The disposal of this petition will have no bearing on adjudicating the question whether the school management has committed the contempt or otherwise. Hence, the petition stands disposed of. ( N.D. DESHPANDE ) ( A.P. DESHPANDE ) JUDGE JUDGE ......................... bgp/wp2727