1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.3693 OF 2010 (Lakhan S. Patel vs. Divisional Caste Certificate Scrutiny Committee and another) __________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's orders or directions and Registrar's orders. CORAM : D.D. SINHA AND A.P. BHANGALE, JJ. DATED : FEBRUARY 9, 2011 Heard Shri Narnaware, learned Counsel for the petitioner, Ms. Deshpande, learned Assistant Government Pleader for the respondent no.1, and Shri Meghe, learned Counsel for the respondent no.2. The grievance of the petitioner is in respect of inaction on the part of the respondent no.1 Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner and, therefore, petitioner is seeking direction in this regard. 2 Ms. Deshpande, learned Counsel for the respondent no.1, states that copy of the report of the Police Vigilance Cell was served on the petitioner with a request that he should file reply to the said report as well as additional documents in support of his caste claim. It is submitted that since petitioner failed to do so, his caste claim could not be decided. Shri Narnaware, learned Counsel for the petitioner, disputes the above aspect. Be that as it may, from the above referred facts, it appears that caste claim of the petitioner is pending with the Caste Scrutiny Committee for decision. It is open for the petitioner to submit reply to the Police Vigilance Cell's report as well as file documents in support of his caste claim within fifteen days from today, if not submitted earlier. We direct the Caste Scrutiny Committee to decide the caste claim of the petitioner in accordance with law and procedure applicable in this regard within four months from the date of communication of this order. In the interest of justice, we continue the interim relief till caste claim of the petitioner is decided by the Caste Scrutiny Committee. With 3 these observations and directions, the petition is disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE khj